Lesbian feminism

until recently have people started looking at gender, sexual identity and feminism differently. In the past, anyone who claimed they were neither male nor female was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) or more commonly known as Gender Dysphoria. Today, gender can be seen as a spectrum, with more than two opposing ideals to many. Gender roles, feminism are all portrayed differently from cultural perspectives. Feminism is defined as the advocacy of women 's rights on the grounds of…

Feminism is described as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities and organized activity in support of women 's rights and interests” ( Merriam-Webster). This term was created in 1872 by a male French philosopher who encouraged a Utopian world. The end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, Caucasian men fully held the 5. Feminism is what demanded change and gave women the right to run for political positions, changed views on parenting, and overall…

“contained as part of the whole being considered”. Using this definition, it would be easy to say that feminism is not completely inclusive, even though an inclusionist view exists. There is such a thing as an inclusionist feminism vision, one that strives to include women of all race, age, size, sexuality, and gender expression, though this vision is not currently implemented in mainstream feminism. Kimberle Crenshaw describes what an inclusionist feminist vision should be when talking about…

values of liberal feminism. For example Kate and Ali and Murphy Brown were both shows about independent women recreating family in a man’s world without traditional male support. To be sure TV and other media has never evolved into a hot bed of liberal feminism but as more women take the role of newscasters and also as leads in detective shows, the liberal feminist critique…

feminist marches. In the 1980s, women of color eventually began the womanist and mujerista movements because they did not have a place in mainstream Feminism. Brittney Cooper, a professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, explains the difference between white feminists and feminists of color, saying, "One kind of feminism focuses on the policies that will help women integrate fully into the existing American system. The…

“Feminists are man-hating, bra-burning, big fat ugly, unhygienic women who are needy, whiny, greedy, lesbians” (“Yes All Women”). Similarly to all social groups, feminists are given harsh, demeaning, and false stereotypes. Not all feminists hate men nor are they all unhygienic. Feminists are not all homosexuals either; in fact, feminists can be celebrity male role models such as David Radcliffe, Harry Styles, and Chris Colfer. Over the years, feminists have dealt with being branded by negative…

While women make up over half of the current world population, historically women have been oppressed and forced into submissive roles. Only recently have women in the United States begun gaining equality. We have gained these rights and liberties because of the commitment past women, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretica Mott, and Betty Freidan, have made to social transformation. While the fundamental rights we have today-- such as the ability to obtain education, to vote…

Feminism and femininity seem to be opposites in the cultural landscape of the United States of America. In popular culture, feminism can be interpreted in two different ways: the definitive interpretation and the social interpretation. Feminism as definition is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” (Merriam-Webster). The definitive interpretation of feminism is what it actually is, a movement of gender equality. Socially, feminism can be synonymous to misandry…

White feminism should not be the only feminism seen in our world. Many different women exist; therefore, many versions of feminism exist. When reading Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools”, Combahee River Collective’s “A Black Feminist Statement”, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant’s “An Open Letter to White Liberal Feminists”, the idea that multiple versions and conceptions of feminism exist becomes undeniable. Lorde writes that women should revel in differences and use them as a source of power instead of…

refusing to identify as feminists? Through common misconceptions and miscommunications, feminism has been give a negative connotation by groups of extremists who hate men and hid behind the word feminism. Feminism needs to be redefined and revealed for what it really is, gender equality. Because feminism has been give a bad name, people believe they hate it, when in reality they just misunderstand it. Feminism is an open invitation…