In the beginning, women were undoubtedly underprivileged. They were unable to vote, have their voices heard, or any of the basic and required rights of American humans. Now gradually they achieved their rights with protesting, from only white men with land being able to vote, to white men, to men, and eventually, women. The protests was a great thing in order for the women to get the rights that they so deserved like any other person.
If you've heard the common feminist, you know they always claim to believe in equality, however this was all done because women were underprivileged before, making feminism standing up for, and strengthening women's rights, which was fine. However, there is a reason why others, even women disagree with modern feminism nowadays, and it's all because it doesn't stand for equality anymore.
Women have their disadvantages, I'm aware. However, feminism now teaches that:
Women Are The Victims
That women are still nearly as oppressed as the were before. Women now have all of the modern rights as others, and unless they're actually victims, they aren't. With the feminist movement still going strong and with the feminists opinions on this very point with them being oppressed, it quite the contrary.
Their voices are being heard by the media. The women's rights movement, with strong controversial opinions making them strong as well. Women are no longer politically inferior, and we do not generally live in a patriarchal society anymore. The victims of oppression, rape, sexual assault, societal bullying, etc are all individual, not in a large group comprised of a singe gender. It is diverse, and anyone can be a victim here, not just women.
There Are Simply No Differences Between Genders
There are. Yes, I would agree that the average man is stronger, statistically speaking. Yes, I would also agree that the average women makes less than the average man.
Is this something to protest about?
Are you really going to blame others about something you won't be able to fix? Men and women ARE different in so many ways, such as when it comes to casual thought process, ability to handle certain situations in different ways, but by promoting movements such as #FreeTheNipple, it can throw society further out of balance with female's breasts already being sexualized. Again, there are things men can do that women can't and vice versa. It will always be this way.
Issues
Is feminism really the way to go for you to be able to enjoy boyish things? To be able to prevent rape from happening?
Feminism Addresses Personal Problems
The problem with modern day feminism, is that these problems either cannot be solved with great protest without other new problems arising, or are so insignificant that you are able to solve them on your own. There will be male rapists out there, physical abusers that will hit you if they're upset with what you do, and some people are just not accepting of your sexuality or personal preferences with things like clothing, pastimes such as video games, or jobs requiring higher physical labor, however unless you're willing to solve this personal problem yourself, it isn't going to change the problem for everyone else.
If you want to dress sexy, you can. If you want to wear leggings, that's fine too. If you'd rather wear baggy clothing, that is also fine, but keep in mind, that like all people, the way you dress has an influence on the impression that you give to other people. You can wear whatever you want, similar to the vibes that you give to people if you dress really nicely, making you appear to be more responsible. For women, it is no different, and not every woman has problems with the way that they dress.
Yes, I would agree that women get unwanted male attention if they decide to wear leggings, and that is more of a general thing. People will be more likely to take a look if it's out there. However more personal things such as not being allowed to hang with the guys to be able to experiment with "boyish" things is your problem, not women's, because you aren't allowed something you personally want from those opposing your invitation for your company or etc. It's THEM discriminating against YOU, not PEOPLE discriminating against WOMEN.
It isn't about Equality Anymore
Have you met the familiar double standards where a woman having sex with multiple people within a short time makes them a slut, while men having sex with multiple women is looked up upon and men being unable to hit women, while women could have their way?
These are debatable, but unfortunately feminism does nothing to help against standards like these, yet it's still going on so strong. If feminists want men and women to be equal, why is it that these problems haven't been addressed with more attention? They exist because the societal double standards are obviously unfair to both genders, however these issues are still here, and that is a problem.
On the flip side, I would definitely agree that there are good feminists who actually care about the general well being of both genders. Those that are may stand for women's equal rights such as their problem with the wage gap, some things that I'd even personally agree with, however, these issues are the main reasons why I'm no feminist. I don't agree that women are weak, I don't agree that women are victims, and I don't agree that it's about equality anymore. I agree that people have problems, both men and women. Men and women both face rape, men and women both face domestic abuse, and both men and women are victims of personal issues that even though they may be similar the way feminism addresses it, those issues are to be solved on your own. Sometimes, it's better to take responsibility of your own problems instead of blaming others on the problems you have.
That being said, I used to agree with the feminist movement, but I don't anymore. It's as if the word's definition has changed itself.
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