Posted on 12/23/2017 6:10:54 PM PST by simpson96
Merriam-Webster has just announced its word of the year for 2017. Drum roll, please its feminism!
The word peaked as an online search after various events occurred this past year, beginning with the Womens March in January, then again when the film Wonder Woman was released, and now it has spiked yet again as a result of the #MeToo movement, which Time magazine has recognized as its Person of the Year.
The word feminism was simply in the air this year, notes Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Websters editor at large.
Except it kind of wasnt. For instance, nobody marched in the Feminist March last January though of course thats exactly what it was (if the now infamous pussy hats didnt tip you off, the fact that pro-life women werent welcome maybe did).
But heres the funny thing. Feminists always use the word women rather than feministthe womens movement, womens studies, Womens March, etc. They do this to give the impression that all women think one way. Or should think one way.
Except all women dont think the same way, which is why feminism can get sort of tricky. Because in the 18 years Ive been writing about feminism and its impact on the culture, one thing Ive learned is that the word itself is entirely subjective.
Americans are divided over what womens rights and interests might be, and it is a divide that falls squarely along party lines: Democrats are more than twice as likely as Republicans to say more work is needed to bring about gender equality; and far more Democrats than Republicans see advantages to changing gender roles.
So let me lay out for you what feminism means to those who promote it, and then maybe youll understand why they shy away from using the word itself:
First, feminists are
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They have absolutely nothing to worry about in that regard. What sane man would want to get within a mile of these?
Many younger women have been misled into feminism and spinsterhood or divorce by wealthier older women with intact families. It keeps potential competition from rising.
My parents are raising my sister’s to be feminine. They give them that yes, girls can do things boys can do, but also they can be beautiful, too. My mom has a degree in interior design, but she loves being our mom and DeplorableAmerican1776’s wife. :-)
Feminism, communism.. same thing. By the time some of them wise up, it’s too late. Sadness all around.
Haha ;)
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