Feminism: Visual Argument Analysis

I decided to address the concept of Feminism through my visual argument, since it is a concept that many people have been acting upon and addressing frequently. The definition of Feminism is often misinterpreted. Many assume that being a feminist is wanting women to rise above men. On the contrary, the Feminist movement is about equality among everyone. This is what I want to show my audience through the visual argument I created. However, the reality that many women still suffer from inequality is why feminism focuses more on women rights than other groups. Still, the goal remains the same: equality.
My visual argument consists of two images. On the first image, a woman and a man are portrayed on a balance, the woman being on a higher level than the man. The woman stares at the man with a despiteful look, while the man is looking at her fearfully. This image, as well as the balance portrayed in it, is surrounded by a red line. Additionally, on the second image the two …show more content…
Today, many women and men use feminism to suppress the opposite sex. What many people do not know is that the feminist movement is about achieving equality among everyone; not about devaluing others, as depicted in the first image. This is the motive why I enclosed the first image with a red colored line; to let my audience know that that perspective is not the right definition.
Moreover, I chose to represent equality among everyone by illustrating a balance where the two commonly known gender symbols are put at an equal level on it. Nowadays, there is a different gender diversity than before when sex symbols were colored blue and pink. This is why I chose to color both signs in a more neutral shade, gray. Additionally, the second image is surrounded by a green line showing how that is the right definition of feminism. One where everyone is equal with each