Was the Feminist movement a fraud?

Question

Thu Jul 12, 3:10 PM ET

Working full-time is losing its appeal for American mothers.

In the past decade, the percentage of working mothers who say full-time work is ideal dropped from 32 to 21, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. Now, 60 percent of them say they'd rather work part-time, up from 48 percent in 1997.

Likewise, only 16 percent of stay-at-home moms say they'd prefer to work full-time. That's down from 24 percent a decade ago.

Rating themselves on a scale of 1 to 10 on how well they've done at parenting, 43 percent of at-home moms said 9 or 10. Only 28 percent of full-time working moms rated themselves so highly

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070712/sc_livescience/surveymomstiredofworking

Proponents of feminism declared that not only can women do what men do, but ought to do what men do. Since men can't do what women can do-- have babies--this put a double burden on women. It wasn't enough that women were already exhausted from the never-ending tasks of child-rearing and homemaking; they were told that women needed to be in the work force as well, contributing to the family financially.

Nietzsche warned against systems of morality grounded in what he called ressentiment, which pretend to represent compassion while actually embodying the covert destructiveness of those who impotently desire revenge against those they envy.

We must not fail to note that contemporary Politically Correct feminism, itself a child of Marxism, are both manifestations of ressentiment .

In spite of its success in masquerading as a harmless, even noble, movement dedicated to 'simple fairness', the contemporary feminist movement is in fact a Noble Lie. No matter how many people may have been sincerely persuaded to believe its pronouncements, the empress has no clothes. And a "noble lie" is nonetheless a lie.

Answer 1

I think in some respects it has helped women . . . but at this point I think the radical feminists have hijacked the movement, which is why alot of people don't take it seriously anymore.

Answer 2

I think that the feminist movement at least gave women an equal shot.
Let's face it, a lot of us have to work, like it or not.
People get married much later these days so the woman is working already, then she might have to decide whether to keep working or not or she might not have the luxury of even thinking about that. I was with my kids for a couple of years, but during and after a divorce and no child support, I had to work 2 jobs just to survive. I can't even think of being home with them instead of working.

So basically it's a nice luxury for some.
Actually since I have my kids in one of the best districts in a rich neighborhood, this is brought home to me clearly all the time, as I am one of the Few working mothers at their school. So those that have millionaire husbands have it nice. The other moms at their school all get to volunteer at the school, run the PTA or take their kids for all sorts of lessons that my kids don't get.
And yes, the kids do notice these things.

I would think the guy would need to be making about 100,000 annually for the woman to have that choice. But then, what if he leaves her?

So, yes I get what you are saying big time, but for me I do not have the luxury of that choice.

One good option I have seen some women do is to start their own business out of the home such as a kids birthday party service or a bakery. I've seen some women do this successfully and work the hours around when they have the kids.

A lot of other things that have been brought into the feminist movement, such as abortion or supporting planned parenthood, I disagree with so much I will not have anything to do with the feminist movement as it is organized today.

Answer 3

Women should be given the choice. Were it not for feminism NO woman would be able to work in a similar way to men without extreme discrimination.

A similar argument could be made to revoke the vote - between 1968 and 1995 an average of 54% of the US population voted. If so many people don't vote, why not take the vote away? Because people should be given the CHOICE to vote.

Answer 4

Was a fraud, and still is. The same people that preach they are equal to men expect much more in return. If you don't open the door for a lady, or you don't pay for their date then you are a pig. If a girl wants to run a marathon she can come in 40th place and still be "1st" among the women. It's all a bunch of BS that some stuck up ladies who couldn't get a husband if their lives depended on it decided to make up one day.

Answer 5

So, how do you reason from this that it was a "fraud?"

What I've seen in my working years is that women with children see the value of staying home.

There are still plenty of women who prefer to remain childless and pursue careers, and plenty of women who want it all - like the wealthy family that employed my wife as a full time nanny.

No fraud ~ just your opinion.

Answer 6

your poisonous anti-marxist bile is laughably ironic given your unswerving belief in the individual - as opposed to society - and that individuals stand in relation to each other fundamentally on the basis of their economic relations

it doesnt get much more marxist than that

Answer 7

Do you really think that the feminist movement is as simple as this?