Feminist film theory

understand this progression because she is confused why women “burning their bras” and “picketing Playboy” evolved to women with revealing clothes and breast implants. For most, this change in feminism is appreciated because it shows that the war past feminists were fighting has been won. Her lack of understanding that the priorities change leads me to believe that she is ignorant to the topic. Her ignorance is also shown in the way she judges other women and she is misogynistic in what she…

This is not true. Both women and men, young and old can be feminists. Many people do not support this movement because they believe that what it stands for does not apply to them selves. Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. This simple definition involves both genders. There are a few reasons why people should consider becoming feminist, which are: it is inclusive, claiming the feminist identity does not limit the person in any way, and we should…

un-feministic views. With groups like White Feminist, Black Feminist, Radical Feminist, and others, the term “feminism” goes against what they do. Feminism, as google, dictionary.com, oxforddictionaries.com, and multiple other sources state, that feminism is the the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of the equality of the sexes. Not the advocacy to be superior or the advocacy of a certain group of females. It’s equality for all. The third wave of feminist are, how I would put it, cancer.…

than Holberg such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote strongly against gender equality. In fact, it is commonly assumed that his writings served to backtrack any form of progressive ideas forming around the different intellectual circles in Europe. In Feminist interpretations of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Lynda Lange argues against Rousseau’s misogynist writings, which belittle women to the point where they explicitly stated that theaters should not be built as morally weak women would go there and tempt…

The Objectification of Women. Whose Fault is it? Student’s Name Institution Affiliation The Objectification of Women. Whose Fault is it? Santi DeRosa wrote two versions of his article The Objectification of Women. Whose Fault is it? Through this discussion post, a comparison between the two versions is going to be drawn. The following are the thesis statements for each of the two versions: a. The first version’s thesis statement is “Are women being objectified by a university that has…

I read an article few days ago. It's an interested topic but I have some question about it. In the article “‘Gender I’ve been pondering whether you can be a part-feminist’: Young Australian Women’s Studies students disscuss gender,” Kate Hughes interviews a group of 20 undergraduate students taking Women’s Studies in university. The program classified as ‘new wave’ Women’s Studies which fits in de Groot characterises. These students came from different backgrounds, for instant, Germany, Greek…

overlapping of race, sexual orientation, etc along with gender. It is the understanding of how different circumstances that are a part of a person’s identity affect the oppression that each person faces. Intersectionality has become a part of the feminist movement because it is felt by many people that they are being treated differently even in their own sex. “A white woman is penalized by her gender but has the advantage of race. A black woman is disadvantaged by her gender and her race. A…

decision making can be framed in a way that is closely linked to Ahmed’s essential argument in “Living a Feminist Life”. In essence, Ahmed’s argument was determined by the group as being that feminism is not something that anyone can put down or ignore. Accordingly, three ways or examples by which the application of Ahmed’s definition of feminism can be accomplished are through developing feminist tendencies, by implementing them in daily life on a large or small scale, and by using feminism…

Gross’s paper, “Is The Goddess a Feminist?” she wonders if goddesses (particularly the Hindu goddesses) can be interpreted as feminists. She argues that the answer to this depends on how we define feminism and who are the goddess’s followers are (pg.104). If the goddess’s followers are feminists than either the goddess will be seen as a feminist or will be tossed aside because she doesn’t live up to modern feminist ideals. And if the goddess’s followers are not feminists then the goddess wont be…

Feminism and Profeminism Although many young women today appreciate the positive impacts of the feminist movement, they are still reluctant to embrace the title of a feminist. This fear of feminism is not simply being scared of being a feminist, but rather having a fear of a combination of things that our society associates with the word feminist. Often, when a young woman is afraid of being called a feminist, they are actually afraid of political consequences that accompany the label. This is…