It's not that I feel it's a woman's role to look after the house/children, and I hate people who say that men are a better sex than women and that women should serve their men - that just shows that the man is trying to compensate for something ;o)
However I'm a fairly creative person and nothing makes me happier than looking after my home, folding neat stacks of laundry, gleaming taps, cooking wonderful meals, handmaking birthday cards....
.... am I a hypocrit?
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2007-09-10 04:12:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not at all. Feminism is all about women supporting women with their choices - so it doesn't matter if one is working out of the home or in the home.
I'm a SAHM, too, with a happy home life, fascinating husband and a wonderful family. I have two degrees and was the higher income earner before we began our family.
It's just as much a mode of expression as anything else...
I have loved being a SAHM and wife.
2007-09-10 04:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are a normal woman. Feminism was once a very important movement but like so many such movements it has sort of lost it's way. The orininal purpose was to give women the support they needed to have career choices. Somehow that morphed into bashing women who chose to be housewives.
There is nothing more noble a person can possibly do than to raise good, caring and well adjusted children. Those who chose to stay home and provide that level of care are wonderful people.
There is nothing hypocritical about chosing to be a homemaker. You have all the choices in the world and that is the one you chose. More power to you!
Few are those who lie on their deathbed and lament not having spent more time at the office. You are one of the lucky ones. You have already had your epiphany. You realize what is really important to be a success in life. CEO's can be replaced. There is only one MOM.
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2007-09-10 11:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, to each their own. In reality most feminists are more hypocrites as they look down on or discourage women from being who they are. NOTE: I'm not saying that women should be home makers, just that there is nothing wrong with that.
I also believe that there is nothing wrong or degrading with being sexy or attractive - for either men or women.
And yes, men and women should be treated equally as far as the legal system, employment and benefits, and other things go.
2007-09-10 11:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have liberal views on womens place is society & you enjoy looking after your home. You're not looking to be the perfect housewife because you believe that is where women belongs or because that's what's expected of them by men. You want to be a good housewife because you enjoy looking after your home. You like to be creative. Some people express that through painting, some through architecture, & others through designing clothes. You choose to do it by looking after & decorating your home. Nothing hypocritical about that.
2007-09-10 11:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you're not a hypocrite. If being a homemaker is what makes you happy, that's fine.
It's all about choice. What feminists are trying to say is that being a homemaker shouldn't be the only option available to us. Some women want to be artists, or scientists, or politicians, and those options shouldn't be denied to us.
2007-09-10 11:20:31 · answer #5 · answered by Robin W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you're not a hypocrite.
A feminist merely supports the right of individuals to be free to choose what they want to do in life, whether they want to raise children or become a fighter pilot, regardless of gender. You are a feminist as long as you agree with that.
More power to you!
2007-09-10 11:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are happy as a housewife, and it sounds like you are, then you are not being hypocritical. The feminist movement was started to encourage women in their choices and to blur the traditional "roles" in a family and in the workplace. Go for it!
2007-09-10 11:20:41 · answer #7 · answered by sandwest 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, you are just yourself. Everyone is unique and the fact that you don't think men are superior to women but like doing domestic things shouldn't make you feel like you aren't being true to yourself. You can be domestic while being an independent woman. I know I like cooking and cleaning but I also like doing things for myself. I don't think I am a hypocrite, I just think I have a variety of feelings and beliefs.
2007-09-10 11:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why just because you think women can and should have the same opportunities. No I do not think so you chose what makes you happy, doing some manly thing might be what makes another woman happy and you think she should have the opportunity, that does not sound hypocritical to me at all.
2007-09-10 11:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by Vince 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Being a feminist means that you want options and to be treated the same as men. You're not being MADE to stay home and take care of the kids/house, but it is your CHOICE to do so.
2007-09-10 13:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋