First of all, I do not actually believe that feminism is anything associated with hating men. It is, unfortunately, one of the negative connotations the theory has now. This first originated all the way to the events leading up to the creation and passing of the 19th Amendment, which, in short, granted women suffrage in certain elections. Unfortunately, women were still treated unequally in comparison to men. Two more waves of feminism arose from 1960s-1980s and 1980s to today. Although my knowledge of feminism is not too vast, I am aware of the “jokes” and other negative ideas people make about it. I have heard some ridiculous beliefs that radical feminists agree with in high school. One belief was that women are based on men with words such as female, woman, and history. Although I just thought it was ridiculous at the time, after pondering about it for a bit, it is quite interesting and “coincidental” that words like those have masculine related words within them, even though it involves, includes, or deals with the feminine side. Another time I was informed about feminism was during the One Love and Embrace meeting at Santa Clara University. The story was about a term mentioned within the powerpoint: intersectionality. A very qualified black woman was applying for a job but was rejected. The employer although did have female employees and black employees, he/she had no female black employees. The employer attempted to bypass racism and sexism by doing that but it did not justify it. Although some forms of feminism are ridiculous or corrupt, the fact that feminism continues to exist to this day is shocking yet understandable.
