Are Feminists angry women?

Question

Listen, I told my friend that I was studying up and learning about Feminism, and he said to "stay away from it because they're all just a bunch of angry women". I laughed it off, and in no way am I going to stay away from something I want to learn about.

But why is this the stereotype of Feminists?

Answer 1

feminist pandas are scary pandas

Answer 2

B/C some small minority of women are angry. It certainly isn't most of us....we simply want equality with men....some men find that threatening.

Answer 3

Of course we are, and we have every right to be. But the anger is borne out of frustration, not hatred.

Answer 4

ignorant people say that and it's not true. we may seem angry to them, but hey, they're the ones talking all the smack...we just retaliate.

Answer 5

They're more mad than angry!

Answer 6

They're angry because men have learned that their "equality" stance is nothing but hot air. They always talk a good game but their actions are totally different. They hide themselves by throwing the blame on men saying they've been oppressed when that is simply a myth and by using terms like men are intimidated by them. It's all a smoke screen. They are angry, bitter, man-hating, lying, weasels. Not a stereotype it's reality.

Answer 7

It's statements like that that rub us the wrong way. But this is the stereotype associated with any social movement you can think of.

Answer 8

It is because they rebel against tradition. Rebellion is seen as a hostile action.

Answer 9

You'll find that whenever you stand up for yourself, people will accuse you of being angry.

"I never found out what a feminist is. I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I differentiate myself from a doormat."

- Rebecca West - 1913

Answer 10

Because anger leads to fear. And fear is what most men have of feminist. They fear that they are trying to lessen men in society and this is not the goal of feminism.

Answer 11

I think it's because feminism lost sight of what it advocated for a long time ago. Gender equality? That's not what it was about at all. The first wave was about Gender equity i.e. it was fair and just that women were given the same rights and opportunities.

However, since equal opportunity obviously did not result in equal outcomes or equality in it's true nature (equal number of men and women in high powered positions) they had to reject equity which can produce equal outcomes or unequal ones (but is not defined by the outcome) and pursue equality solely for the sake of everyone being equal even if it isn't fair.

I dunno if they're angry but because they often argue for equal outcomes as though it is just, they antagonise others who can see it for what it is. Unfair and inequitable treatment.

Question is: do many of them even know that this is what they stand for.. that's where the real ignorance is

Answer 12

I only met one feminist in my life. I go to college in MI and I remember overhearing her comment to her friend that "all men are pigs." She had so much anger in her voice and when I looked up, in shock, at her she said sarcastically "not all men."

I tried to brush it off and be nice, replying "well most men I'm sure." I then had to get up to go to class, she probably thought I was protesting her comment and in a very rude voice replied "Yeah, sure. Bye Bye."

Ever since then I've made sure to keep an arms length from feminists around campus, but I've tried to keep an open mind to their movement, abortion, equal pay, etc...

Answer 13

That's what I used to think too. Some are angry, and they are the people that stand out and get in the news and things. But you dont need to be in order to stick up for your rights. Once you study it some more, you'll learn about different goals within the feminist movement. It sounds like your friend doesn't know much about it either. Maybe you can tell him about it once you've learned (make sure you don't get angry about it though!)

Answer 14

Feminists are not afraid to fight for equal rights, and they may sound bitchy doing it, but in fact I consider them very brave to be fighting the establishment.

Personally, I would be angry too if my people had been oppressed for thousands of years.

Answer 15

You will know when you are finished learning and at some point step back and look.

If you cant see it now then there is no point in teaching you. You are already gone.

Answer 16

Everyone gets angry, but maybe feminists just speak in a way that openly expresses anger.

I get accused of typing "angrily", when I really don't mean anything bad.  

To be honest, I find anger a turn on..RAWRRRRRRRR