Annie Lennox said, “We all fight over what the label ‘feminism’ means but for me it’s about empowerment. It’s not about being more powerful than men – it’s about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It’s about very basic things.” This quote summarizes the true meaning of feminism. It also addresses the goals of feminism; not to be more powerful than men, but to be equals. According to Merriam Webster dictionary, feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” However, feminism is more than equality between genders. Feminism is not about hating men, traditional family structures or typical gender tastes. Feminism is about independence and acceptance for every one of every gender and sexuality…show more content…
The hating of men is actually called misandry. Feminists don’t want women to rule over men; they want men and women to be on the same level. Many people think badly of feminism for this reason. As with any movement, there are radicals who call themselves feminists and portray it as a man-hating ideology. But the whole movement cannot be defined by only a small fraction of it’s members. As stated numerous times, feminism is about fighting for equality and fixing issues both genders face. For example, men have a much higher suicide rate than women. This is one problem feminists must fight to fix. Another false idea about feminists is that they are opposed of anything feminine or relating the traditional family structure. This is also false. Feminism is about choice and acceptance, not hate. True feminism accepts women who are independent and build careers and don’t have children. But it also accepts women who want to get married and be a housewife. There is nothing wrong with the traditional ideal about families. Feminism accepts women who like pink, and wear makeup and dresses even though these are commonly seen as feminine. What feminism is against is the generalizations that all women like the color pink, and to wear makeup and dresses. Feminism is against generalizing a whole sex to the typical gender roles and tastes. Assuming all women are not athletic or all men like the color blue is…show more content…
Feminism is a source of empowerment for women. True feminism supports both men and women, and understands that both genders have social issues that must be fixed. Feminists can be from anywhere, or be anyone despite gender. Feminism has been a movement for a long time, first becoming prominent during the fight for women’s suffrage and changing since then in the problems it faces. Feminism is important because it fights for social, political, and economic equality by giving strength to women and encouraging independence and acceptance. It is also important to be aware that true feminists do not hate men, typical feminine lifestyles, or people who want to follow traditional family structures. Everyone needs to know what feminism really means. So much hate is thrown at feminists because of misconceptions about what true feminism is working towards. Once society understands what feminism is truly about, only then can it work at it’s best to fight for equality for
The hating of men is actually called misandry. Feminists don’t want women to rule over men; they want men and women to be on the same level. Many people think badly of feminism for this reason. As with any movement, there are radicals who call themselves feminists and portray it as a man-hating ideology. But the whole movement cannot be defined by only a small fraction of it’s members. As stated numerous times, feminism is about fighting for equality and fixing issues both genders face. For example, men have a much higher suicide rate than women. This is one problem feminists must fight to fix. Another false idea about feminists is that they are opposed of anything feminine or relating the traditional family structure. This is also false. Feminism is about choice and acceptance, not hate. True feminism accepts women who are independent and build careers and don’t have children. But it also accepts women who want to get married and be a housewife. There is nothing wrong with the traditional ideal about families. Feminism accepts women who like pink, and wear makeup and dresses even though these are commonly seen as feminine. What feminism is against is the generalizations that all women like the color pink, and to wear makeup and dresses. Feminism is against generalizing a whole sex to the typical gender roles and tastes. Assuming all women are not athletic or all men like the color blue is…show more content…
Feminism is a source of empowerment for women. True feminism supports both men and women, and understands that both genders have social issues that must be fixed. Feminists can be from anywhere, or be anyone despite gender. Feminism has been a movement for a long time, first becoming prominent during the fight for women’s suffrage and changing since then in the problems it faces. Feminism is important because it fights for social, political, and economic equality by giving strength to women and encouraging independence and acceptance. It is also important to be aware that true feminists do not hate men, typical feminine lifestyles, or people who want to follow traditional family structures. Everyone needs to know what feminism really means. So much hate is thrown at feminists because of misconceptions about what true feminism is working towards. Once society understands what feminism is truly about, only then can it work at it’s best to fight for equality for