Sex-positive feminism

created their own patterns of emancipation, and, in the process, are spearheading social change for better or for worse” (51). These self-assertive and self-reliant women are obviously missing from most male authored literature. And these roles either positive or negative started gaining attention with the writings of Buchi Emecheta, Ama Ata Aido and Mariama…

Many feminists believe that because women do not have the same values as men, women would use their power to create positive changes (hooks 85). As Bell hooks pointed out, “women, though assigned different roles to play in society based on sex, are not taught a different value system” (hooks 87). Women, just like men, equates power with dominance since same value system influences both men and women. When women take over position…

(Green 2013). Post-feminism refers to the belief that women have already been liberated, and therefore the evidence that suggests otherwise is ignored, further reinforcing hegemonic structures (Green 2013). In romantic comedies, the leading female protagonist is often represented as living a free and independent life. Some of these females use their freedom to adopt female specific behavioural patterns that feminism set out to eradicate. An example of this can be found in Sex and the City, a…

Instead of staying in her tent braiding her hair or being with her boyfriend, she went on ambushes with special forces and helped out in surgical procedures, gore and all. She, in short, became a soldier. Although this is good for feminism, showing a woman becoming empowered, the case is not good for Fossie. She shows that women were not in fact weak. However, this also shows that, although some men wanted their women to be there with them but Mary Ann’s transformation show that war is not good…

Feminist activism is a movement with an aim of having equal rights for women. Feminism has played a significant role in shaping up today’s global politics, over the recent past; women have faced challenges in the fight for their rights. These movements are responsible for many changes in the society with an aim of making women independent decisions makers in matters that affect them directly and indirectly.Besides, Feminism could not exist without social change because gaining rights for women…

song was released in 1994 as a form of taking a stand against the derogatory terms used in hip-hop to discuss women. Queen Latifah, as well as many other female rappers, semi-dominated the hip-hop nation for several years when women empowerment and feminism were brought to the table. Since the beginning of the rap era, men dominated the genre, but during the end of the 20th century women came on…

The Exploration of Anti-Feminism in the Wife of Bath The Wife of Bath, one of the most distinguished works of Chaucer in the Canterbury Tales, has evoked discussions among the feminist critiques for centuries now. Some believe that the Wife of Bath was an anti-conformist who challenged the tradition and restored the old anti-feminist mind-set of the medieval times. Others question her contribution and modernization brought to women’s status. Undoubtedly, this tale has also impeached Chaucer’s…

It also opens a discussion of feminism. “The Search for Wonder Woman An Autoethnography of Feminist Identity” article, writer writes about her own transformational learning about feminism. When she struggle about the feminist theory, one day one of her friends call her a “Wonder Women”. This cartoon character become her inspiration and she find out her understanding of feminism. She realize that she is really a todays Wonder Women. She is in academia which…

literature that supports feminist views such as promoting gender equality in the all areas including domestics, civics, politics and economics. Authors of feminist novels often believe in a differentiation of sex and gender. They believe and convey in their writings that although a person's sex is predetermined, gender roles are capable of being changed over time. In a feminist novel the protagonist is almost always a strong female figure with qualities such as independency, determination and a…

built onto what Anthony started. Friedan encouraged women, especially married women, to use their college educations. Married women did not have careers in the mid-twentieth century, especially if they were mothers. Also because of Friedan, public sex discrimination was obliterated. Before she founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), women were not allowed in some restaurants without a male accompaniment. Similar to Anthony, Friedan and NOW urged people to take…