about feminism

[fuchs]

I always say I'm not a feminist, because I see too many feminists degrade, humiliate and just generally hurt decent male humans.
But seriously, isn't that beautyful?

seen at bhanesidhes LJ

I read the new ZEIT today, in which there was a feature about why so many successful german women don't bear children.
One detail facinated me the most: There are too few men in this country, who want a girl right beside them. On their social step. With their width of horizon. Education. Wealth and income.
Too many boys are still told to take care of their girls (And I don't mean 'taking care' like loving someone or backing someone up. I mean like 'supervise' or simply 'feed'.), when they grow up. And the girls are told that they don't need anyone to take care of them but themselves.
I wish mothers would tell their little boys that they are strong and don't need to take care of someone to be a man.

Comments

[calliste.livejournal.com]

I've been researching aspects of feminism in the past couple weeks intensively. It's shocking that many people (all genders) are almost scared or disgusted by feminists as a whole because of the more militant and intolerant branches. And I've come across so incredibly intolerant feminists that I'm starting to understand these feelings. I like your first sentence though. Many males I know have been extremely offended by people calling themselves "feminist" before when there was no reason at all to do so. Very complicated issue to talk about, too.

[fuchs.livejournal.com]

Indeed. And very personal, to me, too. My mother calls herself a feminist. She's totally uninformed and tried everything to hurt my father and control her daughters.
As I see it, she's everything but a feminist. Dad is a feminist. My sister is. I am.
But the label 'feminist' is still used by so many wrong doers, and sadly they are the loudest. They give feminism a bad name.
I just posted this because the picture really moved me.

[ms-issicran.livejournal.com]

And it is a really moving picture. It isn't oppressing, it doesn't humiliate. It merely states a truth about real feminism. We're strong. For a young girl to have learned that at her age is, to me, progress for all women. I hope she continues to hold her placard high.

[fuchs.livejournal.com]

Exactly!