Comments on: Feminism is Whack

By: Gracie

Gracie — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:46:21 +0000

Stay tuned for my follow-up post I didn’t do a very good job of defining my own stance on this issue and I feel like once I clear that up it will make a little more sense. Sometimes I forget that people don’t know me like the back of their hand.

By: bekahcubed

bekahcubed — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:02:06 +0000

Oh, wow. That is, um, quite a post, Gracie-girl. I agree with you that male and female roles are terribly confused in this present day-and I do believe that second and third wave feminism (coupled with the sexual revolution, which I have long declared the worst thing besides sin that ever happened to women) are largely responsible.

You did make some generalizations that may open you up to criticism, though. But, what are rants for, anyhow?

Love you!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:42:06 +0000

I am currently taking a women’s studies course which, while I disagree sometimes, brings up some valid points I believe you have failed to address. Feminism is not, whatever you believe, the empowerment of women. It is the empowerment of all who are held beneath a hegemonic masculinity. Men in sitcoms are laughed at, not glorified, when they act wimpy or effeminate. That is because the alpha male, domineering and ‘ballsy’, as you like, is revered and to see them deviate from it is ridiculous (worthy of ridicule). Feminism, in terms of men, seeks not only the empowerment and equality of women, but the liberation of men who do not want to dominate or lead or take risks without seeking advice. A man is still worthy of his manhood regardless of his bookish or gamer tendencies, be he heterosexual or homosexual. The ‘feminazis’ are to feminism what the Westboro Baptist Church is to Christianity. They give us a bad name. True feminists are conscious of the words they say and act with respectful determination towards everyone, whether they are for or against them.