What do You Consider Radical Feminism?

Question

And is it a good or bad thing?

Answer 1

I think it's good. It helped me see the light.

Answer 2

The way I understand it is that being radical really has nothing to do with hating. It has to do with taking a politically active role in securing or protecting rights and equality for women. It is an active approach, or pro-active approach to feminism, rather than a passive one. So in answer to your second question, it could be both: a good thing or a bad thing. It depends on what it is you are taking a political stand about, and the effects of such a thing on society.

I realize my definition of "radical feminism" may differ somewhat from someone else's. When some people think of "radicals" they think of extremes and equate that with hate. I do equate it with extremes, but I leave hate out of the equation. Being politically active on something is extreme, yet it does not (and should not) be fueled by hate. Sometimes taking a strong stand elicits hate from others- some people don't want things to change. They fear change, or they oppose it, and so they hate people who are trying to make those changes.

Answer 3

I like radicals of all persuasions, since they scare the heck out of the indifferent public and wake them up from their utter apathy. Once the populace is shaken up a bit, the public is finally willing to listen to the moderates.

As far as radical feminism goes, I think anything that promotes violence is bad, I don't think violence does a bit of good. Hating this or that isn't helpful either, such as hating an entire gender. Quite impossible as well, so why bother making such an outrageous statement, unless you're trying to enflame people? Of course, not too many heterosexual women are going to cotten to the idea of stopping having relationships with men, so that also seems like an impossible idea to promote as well, so again, it just seems like a way to get attention and enrage the masses. Since sexual orientation is difficult to change, promoting lesbianism or homosexuality wouldn't work either. So the radical ideas that a few lesbian separatist feminists had almost 40 years ago didn't seem practical then and still aren't practical now. Heck, most lesbians at that time didn't agree with them, let alone feminists.

Today, most young men and women don't have a clue who Dworkin, Brownmiller, or Daly were--Dworkin is dead, Brownmiller is 72, and Daly is 79. I haven't seen radical feminism since the early second-wave feminists, and third-wave feminism is alive and well. To me, it's ancient history, and I was involved in feminism in the late 1970's and 1980's.

Answer 4

There is a difference between radical feminism and extreme feminism. The former means that those involved are more active in carrying out the message. The latter means that the message has been misconstrued into man-hating.

Answer 5

Radical Feminism seems to advise being keen to call your self a feminist, to three human beings. i admire having radicals around, even nonetheless they do no longer characterize the traditional public of the team, (they're very practically continuously an extremely very small fringe team) for the reason that they often scare the heck out of a conservative society, and make the reasonable team's concerns look fairly tame in assessment. So even nonetheless anti-feminists quote a handful of radical feminists from a protracted time in the past (who're lifeless or no longer observed by making use of many) they served their objective. in specific situations it takes doing loopy issues to get heard (i'm no longer condoning it, in simple terms asserting information). i think of that is exciting that some radical feminists are quoted again and again as though they characterize all feminists and as though they're at the instant area of a huge circulation, however the persons quoted are often 2d wave feminists from the 60's and 70's or perhaps first wave feminists from in the past the 50's. i do no longer understand if i've got seen any third wave feminists quoted as being radicals. yet that factor seems to flee anti-feminists, that feminism is extremely diverse at present then it became into 30-40 years in the past. i do no longer evaluate any of the third wave feminists radical. Few first and 2d have feminists have been radical, even of their day, for the reason that few human beings are keen to make unpopular statements, no longer to point act on their unpopular ideals. i won't be able to think of of all and sundry who's below 35 who i think of is an intensive feminist, i do no longer think of radical feminism exists to any extent further. i think of that is exciting that that is nonetheless seen radical to hate adult males, besides the shown fact that that is completely ideal to hate women human beings and phone them undesirable names.

Answer 6

"Radical feminism" is a phrase that is GROSSLY misunderstood, even by many feminists. Originally, the term had NOTHING to do with being "more extreme". It referred to a feminism that was concerned with the ROOTS ("radical" comes from the Latin word for "root") of sexual inequality. It is a feminism that sees "patriarchy" as a "transhistorical phenomenon" at the root of particular institutions in society.

I think it leads to a simplistic and unbearably shallow approach to culture and history, but I don't think it's "bad" for being "extreme". It has nothing to do with "extremism" vs. "moderation", and everything to do with the theory of WHY sexism exists.

Answer 7

As we know anything done to an extreme can and usually does turn bad. Never force things upon people because it raises their defenses which in turn causes narrow mindedness! You can voice your opinion but if someone does not accept it don't keep on beating that dead horse or you will have a totally opposite effect and hurt your cause far more then if you had just left it alone.

Answer 8

Extremism is not a good quality to possess, It is a necessity at times but causes more problems then it cures, In all movements Extremism is used to bring attention to a cause, and once you have completed that task, then you evolve into a more moderate position ,that is open to negotiation.

Answer 9

I'm not a fan of any extreme or radical ideology.

Answer 10

Radical feminists are women first and people second. Everything (men, children, society) are subordinate to the thoughts, feelings and actions of womankind. Their focus is NOT equality of sexes, but the rights of women.

Answer 11

i think of radical feminists as "man-haters"

i hope we all agree thats a bad thing....right?