Monday, 27 September 2010

Feminism or Meninism?

Feminism is the sociological belief that all sociological theories are set up to put women down and are male driven. Feminists believe that women are oppressed in normal life, be it marriage, the work-life, education etc.

Radical feminists see all walks of life as institutions to put women down and sustain patriarchy. They can even go as far as to believe that all men will look to hurt women to make up for their powerlessness in society.

And it is these general views of males being all macho, fists-a-pumping, fighting animals who are ready to put females down because they may be weaker than they are, that I have a big problem with. While domestic abuse is still a large problem in our society, it is not right to claim that all men will, if the opportunity arises, decide to hurt their spouse. So much has changed in terms of male/female equality that it is not right to turn around and say that all men hold these macho, out-of-date views. Just because something happens in a minority, it does not mean that whole groups can be blamed and stereotyped as being the same.

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