No idea. A bunch of stereotypes and personal preferences for female behavior and dress? I have heard it is being quiet and submissive, or chatty and charming. Or big boobs and hips or slim and delicate. Or wearing makeup, high heels and dresses or not. Men can be described as feminine. What do you think it is?
Well, as I said In my initial post, feminism is the belief in social, economic, (and legal) equality between the men and women. Equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity. In the past women in America couldn’t as a rule vote, hold office, work in many fields, own property, choose to wear pants, control whether and when they had children, etc. some places in the world women still do not have those rights. It is better now in America, but still not equal. Other countries have more equality, mostly in western and Northern Europe.
I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all people and that you should not have fewer rights and opportunities because of the body you were born into. If you think this is true on the basis of sex (and not just race, etc) then that is feminist.
No. You are wrong. I am not “afraid” to define femininity. That is ridiculous. Feminism is not in defense of femininity, it is in defense of women. Femininity and masculinity are defined by the culture you live in. Sex is defined by biology. You sound like one of these people who can’t understand that sex and gender aren’t the same thing. There is no “essence of a woman” — woman is a biological category and any individual is a collection of characteristics that often don’t fit into some simplistic stereotype. You are speaking utter nonsense. “A woman is not what you want her to be” is just utter idiocy. I *am* a woman. I just want to be me, I’m not telling anyone else how to live.
You are exhausting. I can have this level of conversation with my 8 year old. Oddly, he’s a better listener… I can see you think you are very clever. So, enjoy that.
Um… what? Most women have never and will never be treated as “a pinnacle of beauty and adoration”. That is for sure not the traditional role!
No idea. A bunch of stereotypes and personal preferences for female behavior and dress? I have heard it is being quiet and submissive, or chatty and charming. Or big boobs and hips or slim and delicate. Or wearing makeup, high heels and dresses or not. Men can be described as feminine. What do you think it is?
Well, as I said In my initial post, feminism is the belief in social, economic, (and legal) equality between the men and women. Equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity. In the past women in America couldn’t as a rule vote, hold office, work in many fields, own property, choose to wear pants, control whether and when they had children, etc. some places in the world women still do not have those rights. It is better now in America, but still not equal. Other countries have more equality, mostly in western and Northern Europe.
I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all people and that you should not have fewer rights and opportunities because of the body you were born into. If you think this is true on the basis of sex (and not just race, etc) then that is feminist.
No. You are wrong. I am not “afraid” to define femininity. That is ridiculous. Feminism is not in defense of femininity, it is in defense of women. Femininity and masculinity are defined by the culture you live in. Sex is defined by biology. You sound like one of these people who can’t understand that sex and gender aren’t the same thing. There is no “essence of a woman” — woman is a biological category and any individual is a collection of characteristics that often don’t fit into some simplistic stereotype. You are speaking utter nonsense. “A woman is not what you want her to be” is just utter idiocy. I *am* a woman. I just want to be me, I’m not telling anyone else how to live.
You are exhausting. I can have this level of conversation with my 8 year old. Oddly, he’s a better listener… I can see you think you are very clever. So, enjoy that.