This is a post by a fellow blogger; follow him on:- http://ponderingthinkers.blogspot.co.uk
He makes an excellent point about the 'F' word.
Before I start I wish to make clear this a short post to my fellow blogger who shares a common interest of mine. The views may or may not express the views of the original author of the blog. Since this blog is just starting up I wish to get the ball rolling so to speak. What I will describe is a very simplified and down to earth argument which can be found in many fearfully large books.
'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However, while some may say feminism is outdated and old news, I couldn't disagree more.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
