Think of all the female celebrities who have gone out of their way to declare themselves not feminists and their reasons for doing so. That isn’t feminism, but many people falsely believe that is the effect of it. However, that same poll found 82 percent of all Americans agree with the statement “men and women should be social, political, and economic equals.” That’s the simplest and most accurate definition of feminism, but the movement has come to be seen as anti-men, liberal, radical, pro-choice, and many other things that it is not.Īs the Women Against Feminism posts show, many of the declarations stem from a place that feminism conveys preferential for women at a loss to sons, brothers, fathers, and friends. The women behind Women Against Feminism aren’t exactly a minority. Feminism gets a bad rap, and people perceive the movement as meaning something very narrow and specific-and negative.Īn April 2013 poll found just 16 percent of men and 23 percent of women in America identify as feminists. There is no question that Women Against Feminism is utterly and completely misguided in its understanding of what feminism is. But I don’t want to jump on the Women Against Feminism pile-on because that’s what drove women to it in the first. The response showed a weakness in the Women Against Feminism leadership, and it confirmed my suspicions that the movement was more gimmicky than substantive. She was too turned off by the media and by a self-declared feminist to even talk about her organization. I could have argued with “Mel” six ways to Sunday about why she was wrong about both the feminist movement and our publication, but I realized there wasn’t a point. When I told "Mel" I wanted to give her organization a chance to share their story and motives, she wrote back "I think the photos speaks for themselves." So we’re just sticking to our own self-expression through social media. The media has been pretty insulting (and childish) so far. We are familiar with the DB and it’s slant. Hi, thank you but we respectfully decline. I reached out to Women Against Feminism to learn about the origins of their campaign. Aside from those who mistakenly think feminists want to kill Christian Grey (We don’t! We promise we love mommy porn!), many of the women who posted on the Tumblr accuse feminism of being things that it is not.įor example, one woman posted “I don’t need ‘feminism’ because I believe that men and women are EQUAL, not that women should belittle men.” Those posts hurt a bit more because they reveal how deeply misinterpreted feminism is. It’s not the fact that there is criticism against feminism, but that the criticism is so inane, unintelligent, and useless. One post that has made the rounds is “I don’t need feminism because I love masculine men like Christian Grey :-P.” Oy.įeminists, read it and weep (emphasis on “weep”). Many of the reasons these women claim for not needing feminism are embarrassingly bad. Women Against Feminism is easy-too easy-to lambaste. The Facebook group, which was created in January 2014, has 12,000 likes, suggesting it appeals to a not insignificant group of people. The Tumblr started in the summer of 2013. We’ve got bigger fish to fry, like securing equal pay and ensuring women across the world can attend school without being kidnapped.īut Women Against Feminism is certainly getting plenty of attention. The Tumblr photo collection of women holding signs explaining why they “don’t need feminism” is more annoying than frightening. It’s never a dull week for feminists, and now Women Against Feminism is the most recent ire du jour.
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