Why do feminists like to put down normal women?

Question

I thought the idea of feminism was to aid women. Well from what I can see on Y/A all the feminists are just bullies who are out to put down normal women simply because they are jealous of them and make men out to be pigs.

Answer 1

you have to understand something about femenists,they are not humans they are creatures from the underworld. They always destroy anything that's good in this world.

Answer 2

Anybody who claims to be "normal" is an odd ball in my opinion anyways, but I really think that a person who asks questions like this really has no idea what feminism is all about.  You probably met one or two people who you disagreed with or who showed you ignorance, and you made up in your mind that all feminists in general were like that.  That is like saying that every white or black person will be racist - come on now, it's simply not true.  

Personally, I believe in equality for the sexes.  I do not shun others who do not have the same beliefs as my own; just like my boyfriend, friends or family do not shun me for my beliefs.  I treat everybody (that means male and female) with respect, regardless of their looks, race, etc.  Stop being so judgemental.

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Normal = not feminists (yeah, well, Ted Bundy said he was normal too, and we all know how he turned out).

Answer 3

Feminists are normal women, as far as im concerned if a women has all the right body-parts of a female, then shes a normal women.

As for traditional women, ive nothing against them, but i wouldn't personally be a housewife.

Answer 4

One of the antonyms of normal is individual. I prefer being an individual over "one of the crowd". Sometimes I put down people who are different-other times I embrace the obviously  eccentric for the audacity they have for being willing to be different. I'd never get a tattoo or a million piercings or dye my hair blue or pink-but I like seeing people push the envelope and hear the muttering they provoke. But I fail to see what normal or abnormal or has to do with feminism or feminists or women.

btw: YA is not the real world-it is an internet web site where people post anonymously. You don't sound like you're dealing with a loaded deck if you are confusing reality with people who post on YA! And you are mistaken-I put down normal and abnormal men and women every day-I play no favorites. Now what are you: normal or abnormal or male or female and who gets to decide if you're "normal" or male or female? lol

Answer 5

Feminists _are_ normal women.  

If someone is putting down and bullying others, they obviously don't stand for equal respect and opportunity.

Answer 6

Feminists either put down or ignore anything and anyone that doesn't somehow benefit them or agree with them.

Answer 7

Uh, understanding that women are HUMAN BEINGS IS normal. Refusing to accept this truth is not.

I haven't seen the "bullying" you're talking about (oh, except there are a few trolls pretending to be feminists -- they aren't actually feminists).

I don't put down women who do the "traditional" thing. Or, at least, I don't put them down for that decision. But most in this category bully us for NOT having babies and being housewives. THAT I object to.

Evry human being has the right to make their own life decisions for themselves. The people who keep hammering on me for not being wife, mommy, and home-maker are just wrong.

Look int he dictionary: feminism is the notion that women's rights are (in theory) equal to men's (and should be in practice equal).

Uh, no, I'm not at all jealous of SaHMs. Whoever told you that was lying to you.

Nor do I make men out to be pigs. Most men I know are, in fact, feminists. Many of the men who frequent this category are pigs -- but that's not because they're male, it's because they hate all women, and think all women should be slaves. Thus, pigs.

Answer 8

Why do antifeminists keep on confusing insults with valid arguments?

Answer 9

Why do you like to make a distinction between feminists and normal women? The only abnormal women are the certifiably insane ones.

Either way, why would I envy a non-feminist? There's nothing they have that I want.

Answer 10

What is normal? I see mostly feminist who want to help women make whatever choices they wish without being beat-up by society for it.

Answer 11

Exactly where do you see these feminists putting down traditional women? In your little fantasies? Because sorry...I don't see it. Mostly what I see is frustrated little woman-haters ineptly attempting (and failing) to insult feminists.

Answer 12

Normal women like men and men like normal women.  Feminists can't stand that.

Answer 13

Statement not in evidence:  Feminists like to put down normal women.

Whatever you might mean by "normal women" -- those that don't threaten you? -- it seems quite clear that most women have benefited enormously from the efforts of feminists to give them greater opportunities, greater reproductive choice, and greater equality in the workplace and in the law.  

[Edited to add:  For example, ndn-ronhoward's "friend who has a college degree in Criminal Justice" and "who was a police officer for a while."  Before the feminist movement, how many women were admitted into Criminal Justice programs, and how many women were admitted onto the police force?  No rational person can deny that this woman, like millions of others, owes her having these opportunities to the efforts of actual feminists; and on the other hand, there is exactly zero evidence that the women who allegedly "pounce on her" are feminists in any interesting sense whatever.  Do they march, do they organize, do they get the newsletter?  Or are they just *defined* as feminists because they (allegedly) are disdainful?]  

Yet those earlier feminists who did so much for today's women were also called bullies and harpies and home-wreckers in their time -- jealous, grasping, frustrated lesbians, you name it.  Those accusations were silly and false; why should anyone think that your similar vitriol is any more rational?

My reading of Answers simply doesn't support the very implausible sweeping generalizations you make in your question.  So I guess I'd have to say that this is an ill-formed question based on a false presupposition.

Answer 14

How many feminists does it take to s***w in a light bulb?  Just one.  She holds the bulb and the whole world revolves around her.

I have a friend who has a college degree in Criminal Justice.  She was a police officer for a while, then she got married and had 2 kids.  Her husband is deployed in Iraq at the moment and she and her kids are overseas.  She's been pounced upon by several women who have lambasted her because she chose to give up her career in favor of kids and a hubby who's gone all the time.  A lot of other women assume that because she's a stay-at-home mother she has no education.  It pisses me off that other women have to look down on her because of her choices.  They should keep their mouths shut and concentrate on their own lives.  She hasn't given up her career in law enforcement.  She put it on hold for another career of being a mother.  I admire her for all her accomplishments.  She has proved that she can do more than have a money making career.  She has proven that she can be a great mother as well.

Answer 15

And what do you mean by a 'normal' woman?? Someone who stays at home, makes you dinner and says 'yes dear' to everything you say? Lol. I think you'll find these women are the minority these days (at least in Western societies) and so, if anything, these are the ones who are considered 'abnormal'. Of course women come in all shapes and sizes but men like you don't appreciate that because you've probably never bothered to make friends with women you consider not 'normal'.

Answer 16

As far as i know feminists don't put down "normal" women, and their not jealous either, in fact its the other way around, i see more "normal" women putting down feminists and working mothers.

Answer 17

yeah i think deep down they are jealous. just like you may have a woman who is a feminist and a professional and she may talk down about the stay at home mom, because deep down she wishes she could do that.

Answer 18

Because they think normal women are not sufficiently aggressive. Suffraggette women are just terroristlike elements..

Answer 19

You do crack me up! Do you have a woman living with you that you don't have to handcuff to a wall heater to get her to stay with you...? Normal women..lol...lol

Though saying that...I now do not sleep at night in case those feminists come for me next once they have finished with all the pigs and the normal women they will comne for me...bbbrrrr! terrifying!

Answer 20

In response to another post, the reason some women might have pounced on the woman who gave up her career in law enforcement is because they know that once a woman does something like that, there is no going back. She isn't putting her career on hold because she will never be able to go back to it. Like it or not, there is a lot of discrimination in our society. If and when she decides to go back to work, she will find that not many employers are interested in hiring older women with outdated job skills. They would rather hire younger people they can train. There is a common perception that older people are too set in their ways and can't be trained to do new jobs. Then there is the one that they are in worse health than younger people and will cost the company more in insurance benefits. That's something young women need to be informed of when they decide to give up their careers to stay home with their children. They need to know that they can't just go back years later and pick up where they left off.

These comments are the results of personal observations I've made over the years. It's nice to give up a paying career for one that doesn't pay but what happens when the woman is older and the husband decides to dump her and go off with a younger woman? I used to see this happen all the time. I had friends in high school who had to leave because their parents got divorced and they had to move to a crappier neighborhood. Their mothers couldn't afford to keep the houses they were living in and had to sell them. When I started college, I was surprised to see women in their 40s in many of my classes. All of them were displaced homemakers who were going back to school to try to learn new job skills or update those they hadn't used in years.

Answer 21

Concepts of "normal" are delusional.  I'm a feminist and a psych nurse and it's not so much that I LIKE putting down delusions as much as it's simply basic health care and good for society overall.  The less delusional concepts operating in the world the more stable our communities can be.

Answer 22

Most feminists are actually lesbians (sometimes closeted) and they actually have no use for heterosexual women.  They advocate for abortion and welfare for single moms because these things enable women to destroy families, that is families that consist of one man and one woman for those who do not understand what a family is.  The point of all this is not to help women, but to destroy men whom the feminists feel are the biggest threat to them.  The average woman is a pawn in a war against men.  If you disagree, take a look at how many broken families are out there and ask yourself why this is the case.

Answer 23

Im sure there are many reasons for this not the least of which is a painful emptiness caused by foregoing a family. Part of being a complete man or woman is centered around the family and feminist have labeled selfless devotion to a family as being a failure.

Another reason might just be anger towards those who cannot embrace their viewpoint, Feminism is akin to a radical form of any religion. Hardcore feminists will despise anyone who does not conform to their very narrow views.

The traditional target for their venom has been men but lately its clear they have put more effort into punishing women for not falling in line and adopting their elitist code.

I have witnessed countless assaults by fembots against normal women here and we generally deal with it in a tongue and cheek way simply because to normal people its amusing to see how these zealots can be so ignorant of reality.

Answer 24

Well, I am a normal woman who has some feminist ideals...and I don't bully anyone. I believe in live and let live. Why is that so difficult?