Where Feminism Went Wrong (thoughts?)

EvilPundit · 2013-09-03T21:36:41+00:00

Comments are open. My contribution:

Feminism went wrong when it declared a war between the sexes, and made men the enemy. Don't expect men to help you.

As far as child-rearing goes, women now have all the choices and men have none. Marriage, and especially fatherhood, is a trap for men which leads to legal slavery.

Women wanted total control of the family, and now they have it. Let them do it all by themselves, then.

Demonspawn · 2013-09-03T21:05:10+00:00

"84% of working women told ForbesWoman and TheBump that staying home to raise children is a financial luxury they aspire to. What’s more, more than one in three resent their partner for not earning enough to make that dream a reality."

saint2e · 2013-09-03T20:41:58+00:00

Pretty even-handed article, all things considered.

Definitely worth a read.

GingerRazz · 2013-09-04T03:31:39+00:00

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ajfirecracker · 2013-09-03T22:49:17+00:00

The article was pretty good / interesting overall. One thing stuck out to me, which I feel is worth the nitpick:

Let's start with sex. Most women—not all, but most—approach sexual relations differently than men do. They are more interested in romantic entanglements than casual affairs, and more inclined to seek solace in relationships. Biologically, these preferences make sense, since it is women who benefit reproductively from relationships that extend beyond the moment of conception. Sociologically, though, they set the stage for an awful lot of workplace complications. If men and women are working together, some subset of them are liable to get involved in sexual encounters. For men—in general—the focus of those encounters is likely to be purely sexual. For women—in general, again—there is more of an emphasis on, or at least desire for, a relationship. Right from the outset, then, this imbalance puts women at a disadvantage.

Notice

this imbalance puts women at a disadvantage

There's no backing for this and it seems like a random cry of victimhood in an article which is otherwise (mostly) free of claims that women don't control their own lives

Title	Where Feminism Went Wrong (thoughts?)
Author	Lightfiend
Upvotes	14
Comments	15
Date	September 3, 2013 8:32 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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