Radical feminism

patriarchal ideals? Scholars generally hold “two dichotomous standpoints” (Luo 2) on such feminist consumerism, either embracing it as the assertion of free choice on the part of the woman (Luo) or another form of “gender retrenchment and the undoing of feminism” (McRobbie 542). They…

gaining the title of extremist or controversial. Germaine Greer, an Australian author, professor, and public figure born in 1939, is known to be a controversial feminist due to many of her actions which lead her to fame. Greer mostly wrote about feminism and social issues…

The feminism in China after Chinese economic reform Yangweihong Liu According to Feminism (June, 2007, p.5), feminism is “a recognition of an imbalance of power between the sexes, with women in a subordinate role to men”. It is a term that women fight for their right. From global aspect, feminism was founded in later 18 centuries during and after the French revolution. Since that time, the world began to realize the raising power of women and their equal power. Women show their power by abandon…

conversation surrounding the feminist movement and the discriminatory view of women when represented in a beauty contest. Second wave feminism, which was the period of time between the 1960s and 1980s when feminist activity sparked in America, women from across the country joined…

Before the 1940’s, women in the workplace was uncommon and frowned upon; women were to be housewives and specifically designated to the home, until the start of WWII. Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon has forever shaped and changed the role of women in society. During WWII Rosie represented the women that helped in shipyards while the men of the country were out fighting in the war; this still being a time where it’s uncommon for a woman to even be in the workplace. This has given society a…

primary goal of this social movement is to fight the Anglo oppression through the emphasis on a united familial unit and cultural identity. With the single objective in mind, the Chicano movement viewed the Chicana feminism as “irrelevant and Anglo-inspired” and completely rejected Chicana feminism from their movement for the sake of unity among the Chicano community (Gomez 184). The Chicano movement regarded sexism as a consequence of racism; this type of sentiment is reflected in Crenshaw’s…

not really fit to please the women in society. The inequity in these reasons is the reason why feminism was started by white, middle class women. The only problem with feminism is that since it was made my middle class women, it really deals with problems faced by middle class white women, therefore excluding black women and the problems they face. Lorde addresses this problem and calls it “white feminism”. Lorde said “If white American feminist theory need not deal with the differences between…

Jesus interacting with the Samaritan women would have been something interesting to witness. Jesus was known for doing things that went beyond the social norms of his society. He did this to further the kingdom and there is a lot we can learn from it. In order to fully understand what Jesus means in John 4, we need to look at different perspectives as well as the literary context and the historical context. A feminist and womanist source will be crucial for this. Starting out with more of a…

the Feminist Movement allowing families to have similar roles without being discriminated because of their sex. Feminism is society accepting the mindset that both genders can hold the same occupation without facing criticism because of our cultural norms. It is the elimination of gender roles because it withdraws the certain expectations that we are being categorized to live up to. Feminism movement was long overdue because oppression of women started from as far back as the 1400s where the…

For my presentation I chose The Trigger: What Gives Rise to a Story? By Debra Spark. Spark argues, weaving together multiple examples throughout her article, that anything can be a trigger for the inspiration of a story. That trigger could be anything: ranging from an object, to a setting, to another story, or even a single word, and varies from person to person. What is a incomplete for one person may not be incomplete for another, which is why everybody has different triggers. And sometimes, a…