Do you feel that the feminist movement had an adverse affect on the general make-up of the American Family?

Question

The affects of the American family have had adverse affects since the feminist movement. I can't say that it is the only reason, but it is strongly related. I would like to know how other people feel about this theory. We live an era of change and with that two people in the work force is almost a necessity. But, I feel that American women entered into this prematurely. Since, the feminist movement there has been an increase in divorce rates, juvenile delinquency, juvenile drug abuse, etc. Granted the econonmy is one factor, but an even greater factor is the unconstant parental control that is exerted due to parents having no time to discipline correctly. We just don't scare our children anymore. Our presence is not guaranteed because of our hectic schedules and a one person militia is just as effective as a two person army.

Answer 1

Yes, I believe feminism hindered far more than it benefited. The obvious benefits of feminism is it gained women the right to vote and own property, (the later of which they did anyway, though not on paper perhaps).

However, the feminist movement has ignited envy and competition between fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, and brothers and sisters. It has created a paranoia between the sexes. Men blame any success of women on political correctness. Women blame any success of men on chauvinism. Neither sex can trust the other. Both sexes have, practically, divided into teams. Men defended men against accusations against them, while women do the same for women.

Ironically, even the "benefits" feminism has brought women have caused a burden. Since men have been raised to suppress any natural masculine affection toward women, chivalry has all but been destroyed in the public. Women are now raising children alone more than ever. Rape has steadily been increasing all over the world. Abortion, though has declined the last few years, kills over 1.3 unborn children every single year. Women, despite education, have been belittled to sex toys and conveniences.

Can all this be blamed on the feminist founders? Hardly, they were but average women making average mistakes. Everyone has hindsight, no one has foresight, (in relation to time).

Answer 2

Yes, the feminist movement has had an adverse affect on the American family. A number of factors/reasons:

-- Women who stay home to raise their children are looked down upon by career-women and society in general.
-- Women are encouraged to have random sex with strangers. This does not empower women, it reduces them to sex objects and does not encourage men to think of women as anything else.
-- Women now have ridiculous ideals to live up to due to the liberation of women. All women are expected to be thin, beautiful, and teeter around in stilletos and mini-skirts. (Fine, wear what you want, but recognize that the way you present yourself reflects on all women).
-- Women are encouraged to abort their children in order to progress their careers.
-- Daycares and the government are now raising children, rather than loving, caring parents. You can look around at today's teens and see how well that has worked.
-- Marriages are now disposable. When someone is "unhappy" or "bored" they simply divorce and move on to the next marriage. There is no sense of permanency or even the idea of working at a marriage to make it work.
-- The feminist movement brought abuses (domestic, physical, sexual) to the forefront. This is a good thing, I obviously do not support abuse! However, the movement has taken this to the extreme and parents are no longer allowed to discipline their children properly due to fears of government interference.

As long as women are treated fairly, that is enough. Feminists seem to have a difficult time accepting the fact that men and women are inherently different. It is ok for us to be different. It is even desirable for us to be different!!!

Answer 3

Only in families where the father doesn't want to contribute to "women's work" of household chores and raising the kids, or doesn't want his wife to earn more money than he does, or doesn't want his wife to appear in any way superior to him.

This is further evidenced in cases of divorce when the father all of a sudden(?) doesn't want anything more to do with the family. In some cases, the father won't even visit his kids and/or pay child support. Can't blame the feminist movement for deadbeat dads.

The feminist movement cannot be blamed for today's teenagers' rudeness. That comes from less facetime with real people having real conversations because of modern technology.

Examples include the internet, videogames that reward rape, spam email sent to 7 year boys and girls about penile and breast enlargement, ipods, and other forms of technology that expose kids to ways of uncouth behavior that kids of yesteryear never even thought about.

Answer 4

No, I think that the Media & Society were both victims of one anothers misconceptions & false hopes. The original movement was intented to free ALL people from racial,cultural & religious stereotypes & make the U.S. a true place of freedom according to the Constitution & The Bill of Rights. My generation fought hard to get the truth out to the people & failed because in the end we had to work & support ourselves & our families. We never took the time to ask who was continuing the fight...we just assumed it would be done & this is where we failed not only ourselves, but the generations that we worked so hard to free from the "slavery" that we had to endure growing up! Looking back, I think we were educated to the point of extreme stupidity because we had no role models & we ended up writing the books that are now in the schools! Que Cerra!

Answer 5

Heck yeah ,I feel that women did need a voice but this equality garbage just caused mass confusion as to the roles of a man and woman . We like all the other creatures of the world are woman and made to support behind our male counterparts , since this so called equality we have way more divorce,single parents and a general catastrophe with the family unit there barley is one, Men have grown lazier because we castrated them as far as there role as the provider and woman have grown balls thinking they don't need men in there lives to balance nature and the up bringing of there children ,we have royally screwed this one up even though good intentions where probably the reason but you know what they say "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"

Answer 6

I definitely blame the feminist movement for alot of the breakdown of the family. I blame it for the high divorce rate. I blame it for alot of the mess our churches are in today because even some of the churches have bought into it and gone to great extremes to figure out how God didn't REALLY mean it when he said the husband was the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church. I think feminism has robbed women of their rightful place in their families and the roles in which we are happiest.

Answer 7

The feminist movement like many movements began with great intentions and it had a need for itself, but it has become more like male assimilation over the years. Women have generally aboandoned their responsibilty in search of equality with their unequal counterparts, the males. It leads to stressed and burned out women which is a chain reaction that creats discord in the homes of the U.S.

Answer 8

okay what decade do you live in? do you not think there were bad and dysfunctional family's before the feminist movement hate let you in on a secret but all the things you mentioned above have been going on in some form since the dawn of time.

Answer 9

The increase in divorce, delinquency or drug abuse rates isn't related to women wanting equity. Don't confuse feminism to believe that it involves male hate and independancy.. it is purely established for the belief and strive for equity and equality.

Answer 10

You can't blame feminists for the face of the American family. You have to blame the parents.