Ultra-Feminism In The Media

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
If we are stereotyping feminists then we need some definitions. Who counts as moderate, and who counts as extreme?

Mainstream feminism advocates for goals that many women can reach more easily than in the past -- even at the same time those ungrateful women trash mainstream feminism. Mainstream feminism advocates such diabolical, evil ideas like: enfranchisement, equal employment opportunities, equal salary/wage, birth control, protection from abusive spouses or from other male family members, and so forth.

Most of those things just mentioned are sought after even by women who do not realize that it was feminism that has made these more possible than in past decades.




Extreme feminism is basically espousing hatred for men, believing that marriage is a form of slavery, and that all consensual sex is rape, and other loony, dumb ideas.

[chequita guevara]

Marriage was a form of slavery, oringinally.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
How about a feminism that affirms a woman's decision to have children and raise them at home?

The day women are expected to work in the factory rather than to raise their children, such a feminism will be useful. Feminism (and "masculinism" or whatever it is called) is about changing the role of men and women in society.

For example, many men suffer from the overall expectation that they shouldn't be the ones raising kids. In this regard, Blackice has a point (though he spoils it with masculinazism ).

A feminist doesn't have to reject the right to become a housewive. She has to reject the obligation (or at least the expectation) to do so.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Moderate = Men and women should have equal voting rights! Equal oppritunity! Equality!
Extreme = MEN START SO MANY WARS AND IF WE AWERE TO JUST KILL THEM ALL WE COULD FINALLY LIVE INT OTAL PEACE AND HARMOY!!1!1!!!!11!
Lunacy = Every time a man looks at a woman, he's raping her...in his MIND!!!!

That last one sounds a lot like you in the A/C thread about babe threads...

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by skywalker


That last one sounds a lot like you in the A/C thread about babe threads...

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
dip, you seem to be forgetting that so called "consentual" sex is always sex forced upon the female by the male, by means so violent she won't even admit to herself she was forced!

I think that's just you.

But there is some truth either way. Women may be deemed as being more emotional and empathic in the workplace, but their workplace politics is beyond comprehension, making men just avoid the whole catty infighting. I've seen it too often. Women are flawed too!

And of course women visit the doctor more often. Their 'plumbing' is considerably more complicated and prone to problems than that of the male...

[Ben Kenobi]

She has to reject the obligation (or at least the expectation) to do so.

Agreed. However, I think that this proves an excellent point to split moderate from extreme feminists. Extreme feminists would reject a woman who desires to be a stay at home mom and raise her children.


Mr. Fun:

Mainstream feminism advocates such diabolical, evil ideas like: enfranchisement, equal employment opportunities, equal salary/wage, birth control, protection from abusive spouses or from other male family members, and so forth.

So there can be no Catholic feminists?

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
So there can be no Catholic feminists?

Birth control can be about contraception (which is accepted by most Christians AFAIK). Besides, many Christians, including Catholics, have understood the right to abortion is a good thing. Individuals can take the freedom to ignore some of the pope's demands.

[Ben Kenobi]

Eh, you had a much better argument available.

Try again.

Besides, many Christians, including Catholics, have understood the right to abortion is a good thing.

They are sadly misinformed, and ill-taught if this is the case.

Individuals can take the freedom to ignore some of the pope's demands.

And the pope can excommunicate them.

I ask again, are birth control and contraception synonymous?

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
I ask again, are birth control and contraception synonymous?

Nope. Birth Control takes several forms, and contraception is one of them. In backward times (i.e in the 1950's), any form of birth control was forbidden, this means women could not legally have contraception. Favoring contraception was enough at that time for being for "birth control".
Still today, those who oppose Birth Control do oppose both contraception and abortion. Those who favor Birth Control can favor one or both possibilities (but any sensible person supports both, given the shortcomings of contraception only).

Fundamentally, Birth Control is about having sex that isn't bound to be reproductive.

[Kuciwalker]

Actually, Spiffor, I would have to disagree. Wouldn't birth control necessarily be something that occured before conception?

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by skywalker
Actually, Spiffor, I would have to disagree. Wouldn't birth control necessarily be something that occured before conception?

Nope, that's something that occured before birth. Edit: this includes the pre-conception period as well.

[Kuciwalker]

Oh, you're right sorry.

[Ben Kenobi]

Nope, that's something that occured before birth.

So abortion is nothing more than a form of birth control?

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
So abortion is nothing more than a form of birth control?

Abortion is a form of birth control, but there is something more to that.

Abortion can cause depressions to the aborting mothers, and it's most often a longlasting trauma. Besides, abortion can induce really hard pain to a living being (the foetus) when performed at a too late stage of development.

Abortion is a difficult form of birth control. The less we have to use it the better. But the right to abort is infinitely better than the alternative.