Liberal Feminism In 'The Homeland, Aztlan'

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Chris Beasley says in "Starters on the Feminist Menu” that the main idea of liberal feminism is, “women are much the same as men, and women should be to able to do what men do” (52). This is what we all normally think while watching "Thelma and Louise" for the first time: women are put in positions that men would normally occupy.
Gloria Anzaldúa’s “The Homeland, Aztlan” shows how liberal feminism doesn’t fully work and the necessity to overhaul our social system is needed to reach true gender equality, which is a sentiment that is definitely shown throughout "Thelma and Louise" with men being putting in position of power like the breadwinner and police officer and women only being either housewives or

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