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[oumaghirga]

Depending on where you grew up and what values you were raised to have, feminism can seem like an outrageous idea, or something worth supporting. Discuss your opinions here.

As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary:


Being a feminist myself, I believe in gender equality. In today's society (or at least in the United States), people use the word feminist as though it is an insult.

This is primarily due to the fact that the radical feminists, who believe women should be better than men, often smear the word for the rest of us who simply want equal footing for both women and men.

I feel that wanting equal social rights is a positive thing. There are people, however, who believe that everything is fine the way it is. I'm assuming that the same people believe that there is no longer racism in today's society either, but there most certainly is.

Regardless, I feel that the fact that it's viewed as a bad thing goes along with the fact that the few (the radical feminists) outweigh the many (the rational feminists).

[Indigo League]

Feminism has taken a strange turn as far as I can see. Are men and women equal now? No. There are still areas where I know that women are being paid a little less then men (even by just a couple dimes an hour), however that is a small feat... what is bothering me is the fact that no man should EVER touch a woman, but when a woman hits a man, its considered funny and the man should be shamed further because he cannot fight back. That is unfair to me.

I am a woman, and darn proud of it. I would not let anyone walk all over me ever. However I will never hit a man and expect not to be hit back. Yeah a man can do more damage for the most part, but think about it, when it comes to serial killers and bullies, women are far more vicious as history tells.

So yeah maybe women are seen more as objects than men are still to this day, but they are generally objects to care for, while men are shamed when they are being abused. Feminism - the fact that men and women are equal - still has a long way to go before it will ever be a thing in our modern day society. Giving one gender a privilege over another for any reason whatsoever should never be okay