Has the true essence of feminism been distorted...

Question

...so much so that people are against feminism because of these distortions?

For example, "Madonna feminism" promotes some twisted form of feminism where young girls are expected to wear G-string and instigate sexual encounters with the boys in their environment (before their first period).

Is this what Gloria Steinem has in mind?

Isn't the heart of feminism greater then this subverted surface?

Feminism has brought the vote to women. It has protected women from domestic violence, and sexual abuse. It has given women a chance to stand on their own two feet, and earn real money for their efforts.

The feminist movement has also had a spill over effect to other minorities and factions of society not normal shown respect. Children are much better off since mothers have a say in how children are raised.

Thank goodness for feminism, and down with the subverters like Madonna, the p**n industry at large, and Britney Spears whom just confuse the traditionalists away from bettering their lives!

Answer 1

I have an idea, feminist with a male avatar: how about feminists actually minding their own business and butting out of other people's lives?

Answer 2

You can bet that feminism today has nothing to do with equality (see Section 1 here http://www.freewebs.com/feminism-evaluat...

Answer 3

I agree that s*x-positive feminism has gone too far; now some young women are taking control of what used to be seen as objectification, then making it seem like it was their idea. I think the original feminists wanted to keep whatever happened in the bedroom.

Answer 4

I agree with you completely. I think the feminist movement has gone way too far. It's stopped being about equality and respect for women and now it's just a bunch of angry women who hate men. Now I understand that doesn't go towards every woman and even every feminist... but I just believe that both sexes are COMPLETELY EQUAL but feminism has just become another accepted sexist belief in my mind.

Answer 5

copy pasting my answer from another page since i dont feel like retyping the whole thing

"See the logic is simple, when a sect of society suppresses the other over many eras and centuries. You do not all of a sudden claim equal opportunity. Its illogical and hence wrong. What they have successfully done is ruined the balance. Hence one needs to work on restoring it and then claim EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

One needs to provide compensation to the suppressed sect and bring them up to the level of the oppressed sect and then provide Equal opportunity. Certainly not before that, other wise the lead gained by the oppressors is not fair and will again lead to indirect domination which is clearly proven by the distribution of any positive impact among the two sects.

this is applicable to oppression of women or oppression of races, casts, creed, whatever it may be the logic is the same.

Traditional feminists need to understand that equal opportunity is not the solution to the gender backwardness and tweaking of social thought process. This is where the thought of equal outcome comes in. Equal opportunity can only come into the picture once equal outcome prevails. Its applicable to Racism also for that matter."

Answer 6

Has the true essence of feminism been distorted...

...so much so that people are against feminism because of these distortions?

The TRUE essence of Feminism has always been problematic. I wish those who quote all the positive benefits that Feminism has brought would take a more objective view of Feminism and look also at the sheer misery they caused to many groups. The legislation they pushed through criminalized whole sections of society and have done so ever since. Homosexuality between consenting adults in private was only decriminlized in 1967 in England.  

Read about the 1880s Social Purity Movement, who set about preventing male 'lust'. They did help promote laws that criminalized abuse on girls. BUT they were INSTRUMENTAL in bringing in and extending a lot of laws against working class prostitutes (although of course middle class prostitutes were not subject to the same severe legislation). The were INSTRUMENTAL in bringing in and extending further laws against pornography, ditto adultery, etc etc, they had a wide ranging impact on male sexual behaviour.

Perhaps the most detrimental effect those early Feminists had was against homosexuals. In the 1880s "The Social Purity Movement"   (feminists and social conservatives) managed to make major revisions of England's laws  under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885 Labouchere, M. P was the instigator of the amendment that brought so many same s*x (consenting) relationships to an end .   Most people know the love story of Oscar Wilde who spent two years in prison under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act for the crime of homosexuality. Remember same s*x sodomy was NOT decriminalized in the England until 1967.

I don't have scope within this answer to highlight all the other areas where Feminism has had a detrimental effect on people's lives but there are many, right from the start of Feminism to today. I strongly advise those who support Feminism to take time to research it themselves.