Feminism changed from a movement looking for equality to a movement promoting hate against all men, including boys.
Feminism changed to a movement of harassment using shaming language against all and everthing which might be considered to be related to men, even attacking married women.
Feminist literature like Solanas manifesto is promoting the killing of all men - others are calling on married women to leave their families or are attacking verbally women with boys as 'traitors of the own gender'.
So far, feminism failed to reject extremist views/extremist publications within its movement.
Indeed it has, but it would depend on what you're willing to call 'feminism'. By being an umbrella term for a lot of diverse views it can come under attack for anything (and equally be credited for anything).
Like "left-wing" that term dripping from the lips of everyone strangely finding themselves thinking Bill O'Reilly talks sense, is used in the same way.
I won't agree with Rio's answer, because it is just a collection of self-evident truisms without substance.
Plenty - Feminism is not an homogeneous movement. I reckon Camile Paglia was a mistake, I don't think Hilary is feminist in many ways but she would differ. Everybody makes mistakes and life is change, you can't set ideas in stone, we are all in process of becoming.
Not taking in to account the social impact of the movement on society as a whole. Although technically that might not count as feminism only cares about women rights/"equality". Not my definition. Others'
If anybody ever says "feminists don't despise housewives" again, we have La Belle Dame Sans Merci's answer to point to. There are others in the past, but here's one I don't even have to look up. Not that this should be held against every feminist, but there are more than a few who agree.
Anyway, Rio has a very good answer. I'm going to be unoriginal and just agree with that answer.
Insisting, back in the 60s, that housewives are mindless parasites and that caring for children is a waste of time is one mistake. That one was made by the rad fems, like Gloria Steinem and others of her ilk. But it percolated down into mainstream feminism over the years, and now there are alot of people who look down on homemakers as if we're too lazy or stupid to do anything better with out time.
among all these unrealistic/conspiracy theory answers, i'm surprised no one has acknowledged one feminist initiative that DID effect society in a very negative way- the banishment of alcohol.
this wide-spread movement turned the US into the alcohol fueled, party town that it is.
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Feminism changed from a movement looking for equality to a movement promoting hate against all men, including boys.
Feminism changed to a movement of harassment using shaming language against all and everthing which might be considered to be related to men, even attacking married women.
Feminist literature like Solanas manifesto is promoting the killing of all men - others are calling on married women to leave their families or are attacking verbally women with boys as 'traitors of the own gender'.
So far, feminism failed to reject extremist views/extremist publications within its movement.
I think, this is a big mistake.
Indeed it has, but it would depend on what you're willing to call 'feminism'. By being an umbrella term for a lot of diverse views it can come under attack for anything (and equally be credited for anything).
Like "left-wing" that term dripping from the lips of everyone strangely finding themselves thinking Bill O'Reilly talks sense, is used in the same way.
I won't agree with Rio's answer, because it is just a collection of self-evident truisms without substance.
Plenty - Feminism is not an homogeneous movement. I reckon Camile Paglia was a mistake, I don't think Hilary is feminist in many ways but she would differ. Everybody makes mistakes and life is change, you can't set ideas in stone, we are all in process of becoming.
Not taking in to account the social impact of the movement on society as a whole. Although technically that might not count as feminism only cares about women rights/"equality". Not my definition. Others'
If anybody ever says "feminists don't despise housewives" again, we have La Belle Dame Sans Merci's answer to point to. There are others in the past, but here's one I don't even have to look up. Not that this should be held against every feminist, but there are more than a few who agree.
Anyway, Rio has a very good answer. I'm going to be unoriginal and just agree with that answer.
I think feminism has stressed women's rights very well, but has not stressed the corresponding responsibilities that always accompany rights.
Rio pretty much said it all.
There are too many ideologies claiming to be "feminists". Unfortunately what the radicals made it is what a lot of people view it as.
Yes, the list would be shorter if you asked about how many correct things they did.
So short I cannot find a single item to put on the list.
Sure it has!
Insisting, back in the 60s, that housewives are mindless parasites and that caring for children is a waste of time is one mistake. That one was made by the rad fems, like Gloria Steinem and others of her ilk. But it percolated down into mainstream feminism over the years, and now there are alot of people who look down on homemakers as if we're too lazy or stupid to do anything better with out time.
The whole sexual revolution comes to mind, too!
among all these unrealistic/conspiracy theory answers, i'm surprised no one has acknowledged one feminist initiative that DID effect society in a very negative way- the banishment of alcohol.
this wide-spread movement turned the US into the alcohol fueled, party town that it is.