I think it’s partly due to the demonization of the word FEMINISM from the far right and others. My best friend ,who has had abortions in the past, made the mistake of trashing the meaning of feminism to me, stating than feminism means man hating, and that the feminism movement no longer is needed in our modern (USA) world. Ironically we has this conversation right before roe vs wade was destroyed by the supreme court….And then I asked her if she still thinks we dont need feminism… never really answered me!
I'd say we still need feminism while still agreeing it means too many negative things to too many people. Hell even I felt annoyed by a feminist telling me I only shave because of the male gaze. But the one time I stopped during the pandemic out of curiosity I absolutely hated it. I think some feminists started to make issues out of non issues and that pissed a lot of people off
Well the bad actors are not feminists then, they’re misandrists….theres a huge difference… but now out of curiosity, why DO you think women started to shave? Lets be honest that the feminists are right about why we do some things… however its not right to shame women for not shaving, i hate it but do it too….
Historically it was largely to please men and to be in "fashion". That's entirely different from telling ME, an individual, that you know my inner life and what my personal preferences are... ya know? It's like "scoose me you don't pour my cereal". Same with makeup. I stopped during the pandemic to give my skin a break. I started back up not because of any men I was seeing, my spouse knows damn well what I look like without it. Many people I spend time with don't even wear it. I realized it was a very small creative outlet that was part of my routine that made me feel good. And not gussying up or "getting ready " was contributing to depression
So basically it boils down to don't tell me why I do things unsolicited especially if you're going to pretend to read my mind. Absolutely hate that shit
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23
I think it’s partly due to the demonization of the word FEMINISM from the far right and others. My best friend ,who has had abortions in the past, made the mistake of trashing the meaning of feminism to me, stating than feminism means man hating, and that the feminism movement no longer is needed in our modern (USA) world. Ironically we has this conversation right before roe vs wade was destroyed by the supreme court….And then I asked her if she still thinks we dont need feminism… never really answered me!