“It is the greatest truth of our age: information is not knowledge” (Carr 2000); yet, search engines such as Google allow people access to an unlimited amount of information. Currently, information is so easily obtained that today’s era is sometimes referred to as the information age (Carr 2000). However, having access to an endless expanse of information has negative affects. For instance, there is an overwhelming number of opinions, misrepresentations, misinterpretations, inaccuracies, fallacies, biases etc. scattered all over the Internet. Additionally, since there is so much information, it is always difficult to determine which sources are trustworthy. Feminism is an topic that suffers from this. Feminism is the ideology that all men and
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“Mainstream media can seldom be accused of being friendly to feminism” (Beck 1998, 139). Media work within the framework of a “field of allowable images”; they have to follow the “good” traditional patriarchal norms of society (Beck 1998, 141). Since there are various media, including film, television, newspapers etc. that frame feminism negatively, it now has a negative connotation. Moreover, there are not as many sources that regard feminism in a positive light due to false consciousness. Feminist scholars study false consciousness and its connection to why “women as a group are unaware of their status as an oppressed group…[they] hold false beliefs that justify their own subordination…[and] deny that [they] are disadvantaged” (Jost 1995, 397-408). If people do not recognize they are disadvantaged, then it is unlikely they will speak up about the inequalities they face, so they will believe feminism to be pointless, further feeding its negative image. Mainstream media continues to frame feminism negatively without much protest due to false consciousness. Nevertheless there are still those who speak their mind, but this adds to confusion, since there are so many conflicting views inside and outside of …show more content…
Due to something known as “radical feminism”, there is a view that feminism is all about “man-hating”. This criticism is often held by “angry-white-men-in-training…who resist anything that hints of feminism” (Digby 2013, 60). Since, these men have the ability to voice their views publicly, it further adds to misperceptions of feminism. In addition, there are also women who openly disagree with feminism online. Natasha Devon, a writer for The Telegraph said “today’s feminism teaches women to see themselves as victims and men as perverts, bullies and misogynists” (Devon 2014). This goes back to the view of feminism being about “man hating”. Moreover, a woman writing this adds to the concern, as it increases credibility to the perception of “man-hating” since “angry-white-men” are more likely to be biased in regards to this topic. Nevertheless, the problems with freedom of speech on the Internet are not only about those standing against feminism, but there are issues among feminists themselves as well. “Feminism is not one size fits all”, there are many different opinions in regards to the more controversial topics it discusses, especially when these topics are discussed online. This is
“Mainstream media can seldom be accused of being friendly to feminism” (Beck 1998, 139). Media work within the framework of a “field of allowable images”; they have to follow the “good” traditional patriarchal norms of society (Beck 1998, 141). Since there are various media, including film, television, newspapers etc. that frame feminism negatively, it now has a negative connotation. Moreover, there are not as many sources that regard feminism in a positive light due to false consciousness. Feminist scholars study false consciousness and its connection to why “women as a group are unaware of their status as an oppressed group…[they] hold false beliefs that justify their own subordination…[and] deny that [they] are disadvantaged” (Jost 1995, 397-408). If people do not recognize they are disadvantaged, then it is unlikely they will speak up about the inequalities they face, so they will believe feminism to be pointless, further feeding its negative image. Mainstream media continues to frame feminism negatively without much protest due to false consciousness. Nevertheless there are still those who speak their mind, but this adds to confusion, since there are so many conflicting views inside and outside of …show more content…
Due to something known as “radical feminism”, there is a view that feminism is all about “man-hating”. This criticism is often held by “angry-white-men-in-training…who resist anything that hints of feminism” (Digby 2013, 60). Since, these men have the ability to voice their views publicly, it further adds to misperceptions of feminism. In addition, there are also women who openly disagree with feminism online. Natasha Devon, a writer for The Telegraph said “today’s feminism teaches women to see themselves as victims and men as perverts, bullies and misogynists” (Devon 2014). This goes back to the view of feminism being about “man hating”. Moreover, a woman writing this adds to the concern, as it increases credibility to the perception of “man-hating” since “angry-white-men” are more likely to be biased in regards to this topic. Nevertheless, the problems with freedom of speech on the Internet are not only about those standing against feminism, but there are issues among feminists themselves as well. “Feminism is not one size fits all”, there are many different opinions in regards to the more controversial topics it discusses, especially when these topics are discussed online. This is