RE: misconception about Feminism
I checked your post and I like the topic and the reasoning. Personally, I like the aspect where u mentioned the thinking pattern problem as a problem both men and women face. In all honesty, I do realize that the society could be unfair to women especially in the cultural aspect. However, I think the female folk are the main ones behind their problems as of today. Have u gone ever to seek employment? U find a lot more males hustling their asses off to get jobs than females even tho we all went to school together. Yet, they scream "society is unfair". In the schooling systems we have today, females tend to get a pass on almost anything they do (compared to males) simply cos they are females. I know that for certain. I know how many times I have had to take a female friend with me when going to make complaints cos the lecturers seem soft when there is a female involved. I have seen so many women empowerment schemes in youth systems that end up robbing males of opportunities and giving females unfair advantage (an advantage people beg them to take. Yet, few females respond). Talk about the issue of domestic violence. In our days, even gangsters on the streets hardly hit females. I Av seen more females hitting males than I Av seen males hit females. In fact, in my secondary school, three different ladies hit me cos they were confident I would be dealt with if I hit them back. I could go on and on. Yes, I believe feminism will become a dictatorship like in Europe if it is given a free rein here. Certain things I will never give up include the benefit/right of having my children bear my name. And I think females should stop screaming how men are unfair to them. Instead, get your ass up and make use of the opportunities available to u. If our grandmothers and mothers complain, I agree. But in this day and time, most of my female colleagues had it easier than I did because society tends to lean towards female sentiments now. Av u seen a girl accuse a guy of rape? Nobody cares his side. As soon as she accuses, he is guilty. No form of justice whatsoever.
Well said seun, the modern woman has it better and has probably evened out the imbalance with her male counterpart.
I really wish feminism would harp more on liberating the oppressed women in the rural areas who still suffer from genital mutiliation, child marriage, widowhood maltreatment, sexual objectification and poor sexual education.
These ones need the attention more than the everyday city woman who has an almost level playing field with the man.
That's my point exactly. It seems to benefit the woman who has a huge career and gives her advantages but those who are really victims like the trafficked women, the women oppressed in the villages and those in systems were females are not given access seem to be ignored.