Anyone in the world can label themselves as being a feminist. If I were to walk up to someone on the street and ask them if they were a feminist, I would either get a yes or no in response. For this reason, simply claiming to be a feminist holds nowhere near as much significance as to why one is a feminist. I myself am a feminist, and the reasons regarding why I allow myself to be considered a feminist is far more meaningful than the label of calling myself a feminist. Therefore, my definition of feminism is this- it is the primary way in which I perceive the world around me. It is a lense that’s focused on the unfiltered reality of the world. But, it’s also a perspective that’s directed toward change, improvement, and advocacy for numerous
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The first scope is the individualistic one, where someone understands feminism only in the form of how it affects their own life. In other words, it’s a viewpoint in which one can see feminism as how it impacts themselves. The second scope is the broad worldview scope, which is where someone recognizes the notion that feminism impacts every other life in the world, lives that are very different from their own. Both scopes are crucial in terms of what it truly means to be a feminist, because once one becomes knowledgeable on what feminism means to them, they’ll have the capacity to view feminism through a vast, intersectional perspective. In my version of feminism, …show more content…
I think that once a person truly understands feminism, they begin to realize that the rest of the world doesn’t. Many people choose to not consider themselves as feminists because they feel like it’s a direct attack to their power and rights. Or, some people create their own idea of feminism that’s the polar opposite of what feminism actually stands for. These people are essentially preventing feminist concepts from being acknowledged. I truly believe that there are systems and methods put in place by these people to keep marginalized people where they are. For example, women earned just 70.5% as much as men in 2005. Matters only get worse when race is considered. Women of colour earned only 64% as much as men, and Aboriginal women earned just 46% as much as men in the same year (Hobbs, Rice 78). And some people may counter these facts by claiming that things have improved since then, and to small degree, I suppose they have. But still, in many parts of the world, equal pay for equal work between women and men simply doesn’t exist. Moreover, one of the primary challenges of being a feminist is other people’s adversity to
The first scope is the individualistic one, where someone understands feminism only in the form of how it affects their own life. In other words, it’s a viewpoint in which one can see feminism as how it impacts themselves. The second scope is the broad worldview scope, which is where someone recognizes the notion that feminism impacts every other life in the world, lives that are very different from their own. Both scopes are crucial in terms of what it truly means to be a feminist, because once one becomes knowledgeable on what feminism means to them, they’ll have the capacity to view feminism through a vast, intersectional perspective. In my version of feminism, …show more content…
I think that once a person truly understands feminism, they begin to realize that the rest of the world doesn’t. Many people choose to not consider themselves as feminists because they feel like it’s a direct attack to their power and rights. Or, some people create their own idea of feminism that’s the polar opposite of what feminism actually stands for. These people are essentially preventing feminist concepts from being acknowledged. I truly believe that there are systems and methods put in place by these people to keep marginalized people where they are. For example, women earned just 70.5% as much as men in 2005. Matters only get worse when race is considered. Women of colour earned only 64% as much as men, and Aboriginal women earned just 46% as much as men in the same year (Hobbs, Rice 78). And some people may counter these facts by claiming that things have improved since then, and to small degree, I suppose they have. But still, in many parts of the world, equal pay for equal work between women and men simply doesn’t exist. Moreover, one of the primary challenges of being a feminist is other people’s adversity to