Pro-feminism

Feminism in Broadway Musicals from Late 90s to Early 2000s Musicals since the 2000s have actually been dominated by women; women onstage and women offstage, as both bystanders and fans. However, there are numerous moments of empowerment of female that go unnoticed by audience members. From comical musical like 9 to 5, to solemn musicals like Violet, women are portrayed as fighting for what they want despite their fear and insecurities. Women are empowered through these musicals. The…

Abortion is a hot button topic in the United States. Pro Choice and pro life advocates hold many rallies and conferences providing advantages to both options. Abortion is the most common medical practice in the United States with over 40% of American women ending pregnancy with this procedure("Abortion: Get Facts About the Procedure and Statistics."). Abortion usually is seen in two ways, ProChoice and ProLife. Abortion can be seen in many different ways but anyway you view it abortion still…

continue to disagree on certain matters without taking others’ opinions into account. The same can be said when it comes to the topic of abortion. There are those who agree with abortion (those who are pro-choice) and those who disagree with abortion and find it equal to murder (those who are pro-life). In any case, when it comes to both parties abortion is still known as a shameful act. When a woman decides to have an abortion, many may believe that she is committing murder and others may…

this tale… about a repressive tendency in feminism itself” (Ehrenreich 34). Atwood’s message is clear: these feminist extremes will ultimately result in more oppression, not less. That equality cannot be gained through censorship, whether that censorship be of pornography or of anything else. That anti-pornography feminism, in a twisted way, is anti-feminist, and that a world where they reign victorious such as Gilead will only result in…

“Kim Kardashian,” in which Dunham states, “I have no feminist issue with the Kardashians,” as well as “there’s no woman who I would denounce as unfeminist,” because she explains this would also be “unfeminist.” However, this is a utopic idea of what feminism is and what it should be, because it adheres to the gendered idea that women should be loving and welcoming, no matter the situation, which is ultimately counterproductive and not, feminist. Holding women accountable for their own…

Feminism: For and Against Every second of everyday people make choices, they decide if they are for something or against it. Most decide to keep it to themselves but the ones who decide to voice their opinion are the ones who are persecuted the most. Feminism is a touchy subject to most people; generally males find it obsolete and women find it valuable to keep alive. There are a handful of males who are in favor of feminism and a good portion of women who are against feminism. There are…

hundreds of years now. In the United States feminism has been a long journey for women. During the early 1900’s women didn’t have much rights. It wasn’t till the mid and late 1900’s where women were accepted to political, educational, and clerical positions (Foner, 1004). In 1962, during the early stages of a feministic uprising; the Sex and the Single Girl was published by Helen Gurley Brown. This book, to me, is clearly a feminist text. When we define feminism it is the “advocacy of women’s…

whether it be their race or gender. However, there are specific beliefs that have minorly influenced my life specifically, Feminism and Catholicism. With the most recent presidential election, many issues had arisen involving both…

contract under the accusations of being a liar. Now, everyone has heard of Zayn Malik leaving One Direction no problem. Why? Because women are not being treated equal to men. Some women believe that they have came far in today's society, or that feminism is nothing but women who support female superiority, but…

and supports women and other oppressed groups in the formation of their own self understanding and life aspirations (Robbins, 2012, p. 108) . Debating on whether I wanted to tackle the long and ongoing debate, and often misunderstood theory of feminism, was a decision I have decided to face head on. Taking on the assignment of my last theory essay to challenge myself with a theory that I would rather avoid is going to be a learning process for myself. Furthermore, using this platform to…