Based on what I have heard, seen
and read I present the following thoughts: I am a male and desire for females
to be treated commensurate to their male counterparts. I share the same belief
as some others that today’s feminism has lost its real quintessence due to the
mushrooming corruption and or exploitation of this equality movement that
resulted in its portrayal of all things masculine being corrupt and, dare I
say threatening.
Did not
the intent of the feminist’s movement include an aim or desired result of
seeking establishment of educational and professional opportunities for woman
that are equal to such opportunities as for men? Upon achievement, that desired
goal makes the feminist movement a noble socio-political endeavor that for the
most part is in the process of being realized.
Considering
current events, I ask a question. Has the feminist train gone off the track? It
appears third wave feminism, latest of three suffrage movements has been so
widely accepted in society that it has made feminism irrelevant. Is it not so
beyond the bounds of possibility that, radical or ultra-left feminists seek to
abolish patriarchy by challenging existing social norms and institutions?
Furthermore, does not liberal or radical feminism call for a revolutionary
reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and
economic contents? This includes opposing the sexual objectification of women
and challenging the very notion of gender roles. Today’s liberal feminists have
now defined feminism as a “combination of man-hating and victimization.” “Look
out and beware, ” it’s the patriarchy ogre rearing its ominous head and sexual
assault culture! You "cease your patronizing!" “Don’t you dare hold the door for
me!” Stop saying, “Not all men!” “You just sit there in silence thinking about
how you’ve oppressed women.”
Does
not liberal feminism falsely make women think they could have it all if those
dreadful men weren’t getting in their way and it makes many a man unsure of
what reaction they’ll get from women when they behave like men? Forget about
the old “Women should be women and men should be men” way of life. Has today’s
liberal feminism become more about women being men and the men being chastened?
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