When “The Feminine Mystique,” a book written by Betty Friedan, was first distributed to the public, it awoke a battle that women in the 1960s didn’t even know they could fight (“Modern Feminism”). Ever since the feminist movement began, the importance of gender equality has been strongly debated. Even though there are many feminists advocates, there are also a reasonable amount of people who disagree with their ideas, which brings up the issue of why people disagree with feminism.
Before feminism, women were forced to play a submissive role in society (“The 1960s-70s American Feminist Movement. . .”). In the 1920s, if a young female in her twenties wasn’t married, she was considered to be a reject. Also, even though there were a few females …show more content…
Emily Shire, a feminist who currently writes for The Daily Beast, argues, “. . . 82 percent of Americans agree with the statement, ‘men and women should be social, political, and economic equals.’ That’s the simplest and most accurate definition of feminism, but the movement has come to be seen as anti-men, liberal, radical, pro-choice, and many other things that it is not.” Additionally, in her article You Don’t Hate Feminism. You Just Don 't Understand it,” Shire makes many claims that her fellow feminists need to also reiterate the movement’s true meaning along with fighting for the rights of females. Shire says, “Just as we need to continue to advocate for equality between the sexes, we also need to remind women and men what feminism entails, rather than let our opponents claim to define the movement for us.” In brief, Shire thinks that anti-feminists have strayed from the true meaning of feminism, which is why they are so against it; because of what she believes is a lack of understanding, she suggests that her fellow activists need to make it clear what their purpose is.
Some feminists, however, believe that the movement is disapproved by so many people because of the beliefs of the previous ”generations,” whom have programmed their customs into the minds of their children, and so on, and so forth (McAtamney). Hannah McAtamney believes that society is so accustomed to “patriarchy,” which is a belief system where men “overpower women,” that people are oblivious of the current oppression of women. She
Before feminism, women were forced to play a submissive role in society (“The 1960s-70s American Feminist Movement. . .”). In the 1920s, if a young female in her twenties wasn’t married, she was considered to be a reject. Also, even though there were a few females …show more content…
Emily Shire, a feminist who currently writes for The Daily Beast, argues, “. . . 82 percent of Americans agree with the statement, ‘men and women should be social, political, and economic equals.’ That’s the simplest and most accurate definition of feminism, but the movement has come to be seen as anti-men, liberal, radical, pro-choice, and many other things that it is not.” Additionally, in her article You Don’t Hate Feminism. You Just Don 't Understand it,” Shire makes many claims that her fellow feminists need to also reiterate the movement’s true meaning along with fighting for the rights of females. Shire says, “Just as we need to continue to advocate for equality between the sexes, we also need to remind women and men what feminism entails, rather than let our opponents claim to define the movement for us.” In brief, Shire thinks that anti-feminists have strayed from the true meaning of feminism, which is why they are so against it; because of what she believes is a lack of understanding, she suggests that her fellow activists need to make it clear what their purpose is.
Some feminists, however, believe that the movement is disapproved by so many people because of the beliefs of the previous ”generations,” whom have programmed their customs into the minds of their children, and so on, and so forth (McAtamney). Hannah McAtamney believes that society is so accustomed to “patriarchy,” which is a belief system where men “overpower women,” that people are oblivious of the current oppression of women. She