On Feminism

Whether or not the Feminist movement started out as a reaction to injustice and abuse, the truth remains that it went astray. The radicalism that took over organised Feminism resembles the injustice it once fought. No good comes from unleashed hatred. I'm not saying feminists are wrong at all in pursuing female dignity and opportunities for female professionals. However, the level of indignity at some of the issues raised by Radical Feminism is justified and in others it is disproportionate. Radical feminists seem to throw in the same pot felonies, misdemeanours and commonplace affairs and this only makes everything reek of blind rage. In my view, this is what weakens the ultimate goal of Feminism as a whole. The same is true of other contemporary movements. For instance, I currently don't live in the US, but I can tell you from when I visit and from the American women in my social circles, that the relationships between men and women in the US have been somewhat compromised by the manner in which defence of feminine dignity has been pursued in that country to-date. It became tainted and artificial in some very natural points, utlimately compromising the enjoyment of a straightforward relationship by either party. Also, the whole issue of “being the same” has, in some level, led to groups of women pursuing promiscuity (of the same kind that is condemnable in licentious men), which does not become the very dignity that is desired by feminist women. As I said, the message was corrupted along the way. It needs to be redressed and rebuilt. You have to fight a monster without becoming one. To me, the ideal between genders is not independence at all, but interdependence. This is what empowers both within the same dignity. Two halves of one whole. Slightly different in nature, but equal in worth.