Women are in need of a revolutionary transformation of society, with the help of those held under oppression, to properly address the injustices they suffer to rightfully gain the equality they deserve. To achieve this transformation, women must allow themselves to rebel and withstand the alterations deemed unnatural by society. The book The Awakening by Kate Chopin challenges the effort of a woman’s will to step out of her role in society to live a peaceful and independent life away from patriarchal abuse and oppression. Additionally, Chopin incisively describes Edna’s estrange marriage and struggle to overcome her responsibilities and expectations when she awakens and finds that she deserves independence. Edna manages to reject the standardized
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Anti-feminists believe that women have achieved equality with men and are now trying to overpower them. In “Where do Negative Stereotypes About Feminists Come From” by Lisa Wade, she claims how television evangelist Pat Robertson describes feminism as “a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands.” By focusing on the stereotypical views of feminism, Robertson ignores the deeper problem that enforces feminists to act against society: oppressions and patriarchal abuse. Critics often claim that women are capable of acting against discrimination but for some reason have not found the power to do so which makes them the victims in society. Additionally, critics also argue that many feminists are hypocrites because they ignore women of ethnicity and race and only focus on one group to incorporate their ideas into feminist perspectives. Even though feminist have this hypercritical aspect to them, critics allow feminists to overrule these discriminations and develop a multi-cultural society where all women are allowed to speak against oppression. According to Hall, he claims that critics aim to “change existing social systems to reflect women’s way of knowing and being” (200). With the help of these critics, feminist consider the best way to approach different perspectives within feminism. In the end, what matters most is that feminists do not allow anti-feminists and critics’ views stop them from achieving their goal to obtain equality in society. Instead, feminists must remain strong and united in order to challenge feminist’s theories and prove them
Anti-feminists believe that women have achieved equality with men and are now trying to overpower them. In “Where do Negative Stereotypes About Feminists Come From” by Lisa Wade, she claims how television evangelist Pat Robertson describes feminism as “a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands.” By focusing on the stereotypical views of feminism, Robertson ignores the deeper problem that enforces feminists to act against society: oppressions and patriarchal abuse. Critics often claim that women are capable of acting against discrimination but for some reason have not found the power to do so which makes them the victims in society. Additionally, critics also argue that many feminists are hypocrites because they ignore women of ethnicity and race and only focus on one group to incorporate their ideas into feminist perspectives. Even though feminist have this hypercritical aspect to them, critics allow feminists to overrule these discriminations and develop a multi-cultural society where all women are allowed to speak against oppression. According to Hall, he claims that critics aim to “change existing social systems to reflect women’s way of knowing and being” (200). With the help of these critics, feminist consider the best way to approach different perspectives within feminism. In the end, what matters most is that feminists do not allow anti-feminists and critics’ views stop them from achieving their goal to obtain equality in society. Instead, feminists must remain strong and united in order to challenge feminist’s theories and prove them