Imagine you 're a 45 year old woman participating in a protest in Washington DC. The year is 1900, and you 're holding a sign that reads "Voting rights for women". As people pass you on the street, you hear them whisper. "Ugly suffragist." they say, "Bet no man has ever loved her." You stand there, with a blank look on your face. You think to yourself about how you doing this, you taking a stand for women, will mean women in the future will be treated better, respected, and stand equal with men. You smile and continue to stand tall and proud. Never would you think that even over one hundred years later, that some people would still look down upon those who fight for gender equality.
It’s no question that a lot has changed in America over the last one hundred years; one of which, being the advancements in women 's rights. Women have moved up from being politically …show more content…
Feminism is meant to help bring everyone up to the same standard, no matter if your race, gender, sexuality, anything. One of the biggest misconceptions of feminism, is that men cannot be feminists. Of course men can be feminists! The only requirement to be a feminist is that you believe everyone deserves gender equality! Feminism is meant to be a thing that is shared and unites people, not something that tears people apart.
So, when people learn that feminism is for everyone, they often ask, “So then why is it called feminism?” Well, it is called feminism because in our patriarchal society, women have experienced the most social, economic, and political oppression. The name feminism is meant to give women power and equalize the scale between men and women. It’s especially true in America, that men have always been in charge in and out of the home up until what can be considered very recent. Even though the gap between men and women has gotten smaller, it is still undeniable that men have never been oppressed the way women
It’s no question that a lot has changed in America over the last one hundred years; one of which, being the advancements in women 's rights. Women have moved up from being politically …show more content…
Feminism is meant to help bring everyone up to the same standard, no matter if your race, gender, sexuality, anything. One of the biggest misconceptions of feminism, is that men cannot be feminists. Of course men can be feminists! The only requirement to be a feminist is that you believe everyone deserves gender equality! Feminism is meant to be a thing that is shared and unites people, not something that tears people apart.
So, when people learn that feminism is for everyone, they often ask, “So then why is it called feminism?” Well, it is called feminism because in our patriarchal society, women have experienced the most social, economic, and political oppression. The name feminism is meant to give women power and equalize the scale between men and women. It’s especially true in America, that men have always been in charge in and out of the home up until what can be considered very recent. Even though the gap between men and women has gotten smaller, it is still undeniable that men have never been oppressed the way women