Stereotypes: The Role Of Feminism In Society

Before reading the novel, I knew feminism only from stereotypes, being women who hated men in general. From my perspective with what society calls feminism, it seems the meaning behind it is women who have argued against men without any apparent reason. As if feminism is a horrible thing a woman can be. Since feminism doesn’t come up much in television or social media I am not sure what the feud is all about when people start to discuss about it.
When it does appear in my social media, facebook, the word feminism served as an insult to label someone who is fragile or offensive against certain topics as for example the main topic, women’s right. Often in the comments section, I see men discussing how feminists complain too much, when in reality, women have the right to speak out. Whether it be harassment, being paid less than the opposite gender, or labeled as weak, if speaking out about these issues equates to …show more content…
I found out how wrong many individuals were when talking about women who want to stand up for themselves and make a change towards a better world. I realized how the meaning of feminism is misunderstood when people interpret the word as the exact opposite. As the same was mentioned in the novel how “ I should never call myself a feminist since feminists are women who are unhappy because they cannot find husbands. So I decided to call myself a Happy feminist.” (17)The author didn’t understand what the word feminist meant, so she followed on what the man was explaining and tried to change it to have an opposite meaning by placing happy. The individuals who used the word feminist as a label had wrongfully started a misunderstanding. The word feminist wasn’t at all associated with what was occurring in this argument. It shouldn’t be used as an insult or a label for someone who is sensitive to certain topics it should instead be the main concern to solve for women’s