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Re: Feminism : A valid cause?
by
guybrushthreepwood
on 30/06/2018, 16:38:46 UTC
⭐ Merited by Foxpup (6)
The first wave of feminism was all about equality ie they wanted the same rights as men - to be able to vote etc, and I see nothing wrong with the equality of the sexes in regards to rights. Modern day feminism often gets hijacked and corrupted by the internet and tumblr feminists and trolls though which can sour the cause to many I find, but as long as it's still about equality them I'm all for it.

In societies, women believe they've been oppressed hence the need to advocate for the feminist movement. But it has been shown that women benefit from the patriarchal society they claim to be fighting against (e.g Ladies expect the man to be the breadwinner)  when feminism stands for the equality of both sexes.
I would like to know your thoughts on this

You're making the error of grouping all women into one group that want the same things, which obviously isn't the case, just like all men don't want the same things. There are some women who are happy to stay at home and be a housekeeper and raise children all their life and that's pretty much it, whereas there are women who want a career or to start their own business etc, but what path they choose should be there's and nothing should ever be forced or expected of them, just like it shouldn't be for men. If a man wants to stay at home and look after the kids instead of going to work then there shouldn't be anything wrong with that or any shame in it either. Of course, some women will benefit from the expected system that they're meant to stay at home if they're happy to do that, but not if that's not what they want. Luckily a lot of countries have moved past that expectation but there are still some countries and cultures that lag behind where women are pretty much expected to stay at home and cook and clean and I don't think that's right if they don't have any say in the matter.