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Some modern women who are victims of the latest 'feminist movement' like to think that they are empowered and refer to themselves as 'dangerous'. Do you have any idea what they are talking about? I am having a problem figuring this out. If these women are so 'empowered' then why are they so dependent on the system to take care of them?
Do you think maybe the children that they are having, most without steady fathers apparently, will be as dependent as them?
Some modern women who are victims of the latest 'feminist movement' like to think that they are empowered and refer to themselves as 'dangerous'. Do you have any idea what they are talking about? I am having a problem figuring this out. If these women are so 'empowered' then why are they so dependent on the system to take care of them?
Do you think maybe the children that they are having, most without steady fathers apparently, will be as dependent as them?
Enlighten me with your feminist wisdom.
IDK. Perhaps you can link the article/website/blog you got this information from so posters have a better perspective. I'm not aware of this movement or these "victims" so obviously I have no idea their particular situations such as income, marital status and family size.
Feminism has allowed my wife to manage a team of 20 people in a male-dominated profession, while raising a child, while getting an MBA.
And when she was sexually harassed at work, it allowed her to protect her livelihood while punishing the harrasser.
Feminism has been fantastic for her and for our family. Our son will grow up to know he has a strong, successful mother who demands respect.
But why am I surprised that certain people here have a problem with women being treated like human beings and not sex objects, baby making machines or cleaning services?
Do you think your mother should be able to have a credit card, OP? If your father raped her, should it be considered a crime? Do you think women should be able to take birth control pills?
Feminism has enabled me to further my education and grow my career, and not feel like I had to marry the first man who looked my way for security the way that many of my older female relatives did. I can support myself and secure my own future. I've seen what happened in my family, with both of my grandmothers, my step grandmother, and my mother, when women either did not have the option or were heavily discouraged from taking it.
When my SO and I decide to have a family, feminism has allowed us to have choices. I make more money than him, so he may stay at home with our children. Or we may use a daycare in conjunction with the flexibility to work at home that I have earned in my career. There is no expectation for me to risk both my and my family's future by dropping out of the workforce unless it's what I want and what we deem best for our family.
Feminism made it so that when I was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at 23 years old, I had an education and career that allowed me to avoid having to be "dependent on the system." Granted, there are still gaps there. I was misdiagnosed for 5 years (hence the stage IV designation) because my complaints were not taken seriously. This is more common among women, young women in particular, than men. There's still a ways to go. That said, when I walked into meetings with my oncologist with printouts from PubMed and a list of questions, I was never called a hysterical woman and always taken seriously. It wasn't that long ago where oncologists or other specialists would have asked to speak to my husband or father instead. My grandmother experienced that going through thyroid cancer in the late 60s/early 70s as a mother of 3 teenagers.
I'm curious as to what strawman (strawwoman?) the OP trying to attack here.
These days all it takes for a woman to be considered a feminist is for her to state her opinion. She becomes a radical feminist if she works outside the home, supports equal pay or birth control. Men who worry or are upset should get over it we won't be going back to pre 1950's anytime soon.
Feminism has allowed my wife to manage a team of 20 people in a male-dominated profession, while raising a child, while getting an MBA.
And when she was sexually harassed at work, it allowed her to protect her livelihood while punishing the harrasser.
Feminism has been fantastic for her and for our family. Our son will grow up to know he has a strong, successful mother who demands respect.
But why am I surprised that certain people here have a problem with women being treated like human beings and not sex objects, baby making machines or cleaning services?
It is disheartening to learn that her ability had nothing to do with her success or not worth mentioning anyway.
It is disheartening to learn that her ability had nothing to do with her success or not worth mentioning anyway.
Don't be disingenuous. You know exactly what he's saying.
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