{"id":92,"date":"2018-01-08T19:37:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T19:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/?p=92"},"modified":"2018-01-08T19:37:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T19:37:03","slug":"are-you-a-femnit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/2018\/01\/08\/are-you-a-femnit\/","title":{"rendered":"ARE YOU A FEM%NI*T?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When did \u201cFeminism\u201d become a bad word? Ashley Judd, an American actress, and political activist read the poem \u201cNasty Woman\u201d during the Women\u2019s March on Washington in 2017. During the 2014 VMAs, Beyonce was illuminated by the word \u201cFEMINIST\u201d during her performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But recently, Katy Perry was quoted saying, \u201cI\u2019m not a feminist but I do believe in the strength of women.\u201d So why are women backpedaling from the label? Why has feminist, a powerful word backed by the millions of women who fought for suffrage and equality, been reduced to a dirty word connoting a man-hating monster? <\/span><\/p>\n

So I went and looked up opinion pieces addressing why \u201cI am not a feminist.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Blog link: If you read the blog, my responses will make more sense) <\/span>http:\/\/feminismisahatemovement.tumblr.com\/post\/55334540059\/9-reasons-why-i-cant-stand-modern-day-feminists<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. They constantly victimize my gender, and I find it insulting.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My response: Feminism isn\u2019t about victimizing gender. It is realizing that women are faced with certain issues that men aren\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Feminists fail to see the redundancy in the modern-day feminist movement.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      My response: You don\u2019t have to be living in a third world country where women are raped and not even allowed to go outside without an accompanying man to still feel victimized. <\/span><\/p>\n

      That\u2019s like yelling at a burn victim \u201cIT\u2019S NOT THAT BAD OKAY?! OTHER PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THIS HOSPITAL!\u201d Your feelings of shame and disgust when someone catcalls you are still valid.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Feminists refuse to acknowledge that the gender pay gap is the result of women\u2019s choices, not sexism.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        My response: While it is true that women do tend to take jobs that are not so STEM-related, which would earn them a higher income, this person does not acknowledge those who DO and the struggles they face. Feminism is for those women to find solidarity in shared experiences and support. My aunt spoke of the inherent sexism she faced as a woman in engineering. People would refer to her as \u201csweetheart\u201d and talk down to her, thinking that she didn\u2019t know as much as them. Even now, she owns a company she started with her husband that deals with computer security and investors ask to speak to her husband instead of her.<\/span><\/p>\n

        To quote Jennifer Lawrence,\u201d I don\u2019t know why that word is so scary to people. It shouldn\u2019t be, because it just means equality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

        Perhaps the meaning of feminism has been tainted, but I urge people to reconsider the original purpose of feminism. Feminism is about women not being blamed for wearing revealing clothes and drinking a bit too much, not feeling intimidated by a roomful of men in a STEM environment, or not feeling ashamed for being confident and self-assured. Feminism is to empower women and support them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Citing : <\/span>http:\/\/ew.com\/gallery\/celebrity-feminists\/jennifer-lawrence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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        When did \u201cFeminism\u201d become a bad word? Ashley Judd, an American actress, and political activist read the poem \u201cNasty Woman\u201d during the Women\u2019s March on Washington in 2017. During the 2014 VMAs, Beyonce was illuminated by the word \u201cFEMINIST\u201d during her performance. But recently, Katy Perry was quoted saying, \u201cI\u2019m not a feminist but I … Continue reading ARE YOU A FEM%NI*T?!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","kk_blocks_editor_width":"","_kiokenblocks_attr":"","_kiokenblocks_dimensions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"gutentor_comment":1,"qubely_featured_image_url":null,"qubely_author":{"display_name":"yhatori","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/author\/yhatori\/"},"qubely_comment":1,"qubely_category":"Uncategorized<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"When did \u201cFeminism\u201d become a bad word? Ashley Judd, an American actress, and political activist read the poem \u201cNasty Woman\u201d during the Women\u2019s March on Washington in 2017. During the 2014 VMAs, Beyonce was illuminated by the word \u201cFEMINIST\u201d during her performance. But recently, Katy Perry was quoted saying, \u201cI\u2019m not a feminist but I…","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/yhatori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}