Women Against Feminism And Gender Identity

It is often said that life is not black and white and that there are shades of gray, which holds to be true in terms of a person’s sexuality, race, and morality. Only viewed in black and white, feminism to this day is considered a radical notion rather than a necessity. A pink or blue blanket at birth cannot be the only determining factor of a person 's future; yet, those particular colors have been leading and continue to lead to controversy year after year. Feminism is a movement that has the power to alleviate the pain that comes with gender identity because preassigned gender roles are among the most significant issues negatively affecting people by oppressing and limiting their options.

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This kind of mindset usually comes from men and women from America who have their eyes closed at the real oppression happening outside of the U.S. Those statements are far from true and can be used as evidence to prove that those individuals do not know what feminism is and what it stands for. Feminism is for the social, economic, and political equality of men and women worldwide. Women Against Feminism is a blog on Tumblr and as the title suggests, It’s main purpose is to fuel the already destructive fire of women 's oppression. In photo one, the young woman radiating confidence is holding a poster that reads, “I DON’T NEED FEMINISM B/C pseudo-philosophical conflict between and within genders is the backbone of ‘MURICA.” That would not sound as ludicrous had she said, “pseudo-philosophical conflict between and within genders is the backbone of the world”. American women have a gift of growing up with little to no limitations; however, women from other cultures cannot say the same. Women in other cultures cannot get a decent education, cannot drive or possess anything under their name. In some cases, women don’t even have the right to feel pleasure because in some cultures female genital mutilation is prevalent. These are just a few of their worries. There are countries where Honorary Killings are not only allowed, they are encouraged! Women endure so much pain and abuse. Even little girls who have not grown up to be women are forced to be child brides. To these women, “pseudo-philosophical conflicts between genders” has a huge toll on their well being and is not appreciated. Photo two from Women Against Feminism shows another brave soul who states, “I don’t need feminism coz I did not appoint feminists to represent me.” It is so wonderful that this woman has the confidence many others crave but she is not being silenced. She is not being forced to wear a hijab that covers everything