If you state in "educated" circles that you do not believe one bit in feminism, some people will find it appropriate to question your education level, and make jokes about it. It is especially sad when men say that at dinners to please their wives so they can hopefully get laid that night... Is it a given that if you graduated with a bachelors and then masters degree from a western university you must have been indoctrinated with feminist ideology? Isn't it the other way around? Doesn't it take a highly educated person to see how void feminism really is?
2007-11-11 13:55:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
No disrespect, sir, but I think you're giving into the stereotypical idea of what feminism is. Not all feminism is "femiNaziism."
You're more than welcome to your own opinions, but feminists today usually characterize themselves as believing in equality between the two genders in the workplace and education fields. Such as equal pay. Statistically, a lot of occupations still pay women less for the same type and amount of work.
I do not agree with all the ideals and it's not necessary to. But it's always good to have an open mind.
2007-11-11 14:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 3⤋
What an interesting question.
This has never happened to me or to any male partner of mine.
Perhaps this is peculiar to The States?
Any dinner party I have attended, the conversation always reverts to the political situation of the day.
In The UK, we as a nation are obsessed about 2 things, namely, the weather and politics.
Feminism never comes up as a subject of conversation.
It used to in the 70's over here but not any more.
I find it absolutely intriguing that feminism appears to be such a big issue in The States, or is my opinion skewed by posting on this site?
2007-11-11 15:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard anyone make that particular assumption. Unfortunately, we are currently living in a society that is anti-education and against critical thinking. That's why some people attack universities as being ultra-liberal. Their idea of being educated is how well people can memorize facts and spit them out on tests when required. They don't realize that being educated also means being able to learn those facts as well as the circumstances behind them so they can give reasoned, well-thought out answers instead of reciting them by rote. The fact is that educated people do tend to be more liberal and they are more likely accept feminism than those who only went to college to get a degree and didn't care too much about getting an education.
2007-11-11 15:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by RoVale 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I would guess that it takes a bit of knowledge in biology, anthropology, logic, reproductive evolution, debate, and other fields to *really* decide one way or another what you believe in.
Without knowing that women are genetically programmed to want physical contact with their babies, you can easily suggest daycare starting at 6 weeks without coming off like a jerk. If you don't realize that *newborn babies* have gender-based reactions to certain tests, you can advocate "non-sexist childrearing" and assume it's going to make a genderless society. If you don't recognize certain logical fallacies, there's no problem with saying, "Single parenting doesn't cause problems....poverty causes problems. Sure poverty is often CAUSED by divorce or unwed childbirth, but....."
Yeah, a truly well-rounded person probably is for equal RIGHTS. That is *not* the same as being for FEMINISM. I know few scientists who would be brave enough to wear the label, whether or not they are advocates of equal opportunity.
2007-11-11 15:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by Junie 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am getting ready to graduate from college and hopefully know one will question wheather or not I believe in feminism.
I think its natural to do so, b/c colleges are liberal in teaching and that is why people make the correlation that if you have a college degree, you believe in feminism.
2007-11-11 16:05:32 · answer #5 · answered by hsingh86 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think of i'm at a loss for words to precisely what feminism is. there is yet another question at right here someplace that asked that question and 9 solutions and that all of them say that that's adult men and girls ought to have an equivalent place in society, extra or much less. yet, you say that females's lib and feminism are 2 countless issues. i'm completely for females having rights to vote and artwork and gets a commission for doing an identical artwork as adult men. i do no longer think of that females are better than adult men and that i do no longer think of they are comparable to adult men. adult men and girls are equals yet distinctive. If that's what you mean, that adult men and girls have distinctive roles in society, yet they are the two important, than I accept as true with you.
2016-11-11 05:02:59 · answer #6 · answered by prottsman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people automatically assume that an educated person would favor "equality for women"?
2007-11-12 15:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. A feminist is someone who believes in equal rights for all, men or women, right?
By definition,
Feminism is
1. a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
2. the movement aimed at equal rights for women
I'll take it that you agree too that women should have equal rights to education, jobs, dreams, goals and salary etc. Doesn't every human deserve of that? Why is that void in your educated eyes?
2007-11-11 14:21:01 · answer #8 · answered by xuan 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I think "a highly educated person" would agree that advocating women's equality is the only rational and moral choice.
2007-11-14 17:29:50 · answer #9 · answered by Elizabeth J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be more precise. Are you talking about equality, or ideology? I am a highly educated adult and I believe all our citizens are equal under the law, but I do know that sexual variance is not " socialized " into young children. See the difference?
2007-11-11 15:24:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋