What 's your attitude towards Feminism?

Question

thanx for your answers :)

Answer 1

i must admit that i am not against feminism but i am not a fanatic. now that i'm taking up women's studies my mind's been opened to all discrtimination not just of gender or sexes but of equality and human rights in general. i am becoming more and more aware of a feminist side in me that i only realize now, but there's a difference when you think of feminism in a sort of negativecontext. genrally, the public's notion of 'feminist' is a woman being a man-hater or a lesbian group of women fighting for lesbians rights, but that is a shallow interpretation of feminism. as what my prof in women studies said, feminism is about advocating and fighting for women's rights and lessening or completely eliminating violence against women and children. issues like these takes a wshole range of aspects, like domestic violence, pornography, stereotyping, gender discrimination and so on. i beleive that feminism is a positive way [ideology] of changing the view of society on the role of men and women in context with their sex and gender and neother accept nor reject homosexuality, but lessen the hostility towards homosexuality. i guess that i have a p[ositive attitude on feminism and i am also fighting for women and children's rights, among other things. =)

Answer 2

Honestly, i have a favorable treatment for women. Ladies must be treated with full accord just like a princess. They must be treated with equality just as men have unlike before where women are treated second rated citizens. This is absolutely unfair and unjust. That's why nowadays gender sensitvity worldwide has been pushed through and given importance to let the woeld know that women must have equal rights among men. The old notion of fatherly figure being the head and always the right as he says is now passe.

Feminine could do it whatever the task is.

Answer 3

I have attitude for Females. and Feminism both.

I respect females as mother, sister, daughter.
If they are not there no home society can work. progress, continue. No man will be man what he is today without Females. Female is the First teacher of all.

Feminism is just a hollow slogan created to project the Cosmetics and Fashion Industries.

Males only have created this myth of feminism. and females are joyously jumping into bandwagon of feminism. It leads no where except Hypocrisy, exploitation or frustration in married life.

Answer 4

I think the extremes are dangerous. I recognize that women can do almost anything a man can with some crude exceptions. However, things of a physical nature require more training time. Like issues of physical strength and power. Sure a woman can bench press 250lbs, but all things being equal she got to train longer to reach that point than a man of the same age and health. That is just an example.

Answer 5

It is a label often misunderstood.

It means 'ideology focusing on equality of the sexes'. I am a happily married feminist whose best friends are men.

I would be ashamed not to be a feminist, especially with daughters, I think all human beings (women, men, gay or straight) deserve equal rights. Feminism is the result of a patriarchal society that denied women equality, all we want is equality nothing more.

Answer 6

In jurisprudence and law, a right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or refrain from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or recognition in civil society. Compare with privilege, or a thing to which one has a just claim. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people, and, as such, they place constraints and obligations upon the actions of individuals or groups (for example, if one has a right to life, this means that others do not have the liberty to kill him).

I mean it's equal..........(",)

Answer 7

Nope. i've got in no way truly went alongside with the "mainstream" feminist discourse. i chanced on it grew to become into greater significant to base my feminist ideals in my own own journey and much less on what's usually chanced on interior the tutorial component of feminist concept. i think of various cases, human beings look at feminism and think of you ought to have faith this, this and fairly THAT. i think of it defeats the objective. And this is form of too inflexible and confining for my style.

Answer 8

Hi ANGEL.

I have not heard anyone even mention the word "feminism" in far too long. I was wondering if anyone even remembered what feminism stood for.

I am somewhat older than a lot of the young women on the internet, but I am still on the younger side rather than the older side. Actually, old is still so far into the future, that I cannot quite comprehend it yet.

Yet, in the late 1970's into the 1980's, when I was VERY young, it was before...before...come on, I can say it...before some of the people on YA were EVEN BORN...aaaaaahhhh!!!!! OK, I can breathe again.

Back then, I marched in many rallies, even gave speeches in public about feminism. My boyfriend then (now my husband still) was also a feminist, though he was not as inclined to march in rallies. That was fine with me. We each show our beliefs in the way we act.

My husband showed his beliefs in front of his co-workers. When we went out to dinner & they would yell at him to serve me my food, he would say that I was a grown woman & knew what & how much I wanted to eat.

When they found out I had gone to France for the summer to study (college), they all (mostly all) couldn't believe it. They would say to him, " how could you let her?" My husband said, "let her, LET her? She is an adult. I am not her father. I do not LET her. She makes her own decisions, and I support her, as she supports me in my decisions."

The guys would tell him about the French guys who would be hitting on me over there. My husband just laughed & said he felt sorry for any guy that pushed me too far. Of course I got hit on! I was young & pretty. I simply pointed to my wedding ring & said, "je suis mariée," which means "I am married. I did learn about different cultures, though. Apparently, over there, none had any respect for the fact that I was married. I did end up having to say, more than once, "va te faire foutre," which means...how shall put this..."get stuffed." Actually, it means "go ---- yourself," but I'm much more mellow these days.

Interestingly enough, in Italy, the men were very respectful of my being married. i was hit on just as much, but as soon as I pointed out the ring, they would put their hands up as in "no touch," & didn't bother me any more, other than to be friendly. But I digress...

Back to feminism — I used to get sick & tired of being in an employment at the same time as a guy (with the same credentials), applying for the same job, and he would get sent out on an interview while I was asked IF I COULD TYPE!!!!

There are many improvements today, but not far enough. Also, there is a lot of slipping backwards. I worry that if the younger women don't pick up the torch & carry it, we will lose what precious little we have gained.

Someone answered you, Angel, and all he talked about was the value of women as mothers, daughters & sisters. How about all the other things we should be valued for — our minds, out intellect & abilities, i.e., to be a scientist, to be doctors, astronauts, etc. Women are more than their ovaries & uterus. See, some people still want to cubbyhole us into what THEY think we should be, do, etc. It's the year 2007, for crying out loud — get out of the Victorian era & come into the present.

Aken — thumbs up to you! "If feminism is a philosophy that promotes equality of the sexes, then consider me a feminist man. : )" Good comment. I WILL consider you a feminist man — just like my husband is & my 3 brothers are.

Being a feminist does not preclude being feminine. I am very much a woman & a feminine one, at that (because I want to be, not because I have to be). I wear dresses. I wear make-up & jewelry (subtle, not gaudy). Yet I am very strong. Because I was a ballerina for many years, I was incredibly strong. As slim as I have always been, I could leg-press close to 500 lbs.

Stereotypes are bad, no matter who they are about — the stereotypes of the feminist is just as wrong. My friends are all feminists, men & women. It just makes common sense. There should never be discrimonation against any person for any reason.

Equality is never wrong.

Peace.

Answer 9

I go for equality of the sexes and I firmly believe that people should not be discriminated because of his or her gender or sexual preference. If feminism is a philosophy that promotes equality of the sexes, then consider me a feminist man. : )

Everybody, fight for your rights!!

Answer 10

It is taught that man is a social 'animal'. And the female is one of the wheels in the cart of life.... period. Any 'isms' that have been there from time to time are expressions that loose their meaning with TIME, as they are views aired in particular and different circumstances.