This post has been dedicated to a fellow blogger in which I share interests. While it has permission to be posted on the other blog, my views may or may not be shared by the blog owner. Since the blog was just starting off I thought I would just make a contribution. The blog in which it is posted is at http://www.thefemaleorg.blogspot.co.uk/
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'Butch, brute and man-hating' is often the description that is labelled to someone who calls themselves a feminist. But why I ask? Is it true that this idea matches the conception of what some people think?
Clearly not, and the reasons why these conceptions are drawn and exaggerated are because of the fear of change. Those who have dominated for centuries feel vulnerable to the exposure of an equal society growing ever more conservative (not to be confused with The Conservative party.) This imaginary conception is there to manipulate our intuitive feelings towards an equal society to instead favour the traditional gender roles and domination of one sex. Therefore, it can be easy to expose the small extremes of feminism to manipulate people's view on the idea making it seem almost ridiculous.
However, while some may say feminism is outdated and old news, I couldn't disagree more. While women have the ability to vote, own their own property and anything that a man can do, there are some psychological factors that oppress one sex in favour of the other.
While equality of the sexes before the law is now a reality, the deep psychological factors and issues with self-consciousness remain. While it is a slower process, to achieve full equality of both male and female there must be gradual changes in societies attitudes towards women, elimination of gender stereotypes and a point where at any given moment we are seen as equal persons.
Although, while this seems ideal to many people, those who remain in control aim to resist this gradual change, attempting to rather sweep equality' under the carpet' so to speak in favour of such 'traditional values.'
Or maybe feminism is Butch, brute and man-hating and shouldn't you really..."Calm down dear."
Link calm down dear to this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13211577
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'Butch, brute and man-hating' is often the description that is labelled to someone who calls themselves a feminist. But why I ask? Is it true that this idea matches the conception of what some people think?
Clearly not, and the reasons why these conceptions are drawn and exaggerated are because of the fear of change. Those who have dominated for centuries feel vulnerable to the exposure of an equal society growing ever more conservative (not to be confused with The Conservative party.) This imaginary conception is there to manipulate our intuitive feelings towards an equal society to instead favour the traditional gender roles and domination of one sex. Therefore, it can be easy to expose the small extremes of feminism to manipulate people's view on the idea making it seem almost ridiculous.
However, while some may say feminism is outdated and old news, I couldn't disagree more. While women have the ability to vote, own their own property and anything that a man can do, there are some psychological factors that oppress one sex in favour of the other.
While equality of the sexes before the law is now a reality, the deep psychological factors and issues with self-consciousness remain. While it is a slower process, to achieve full equality of both male and female there must be gradual changes in societies attitudes towards women, elimination of gender stereotypes and a point where at any given moment we are seen as equal persons.
Although, while this seems ideal to many people, those who remain in control aim to resist this gradual change, attempting to rather sweep equality' under the carpet' so to speak in favour of such 'traditional values.'
Or maybe feminism is Butch, brute and man-hating and shouldn't you really..."Calm down dear."
Link calm down dear to this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13211577
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