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Feminism Is Needed in America Today

I accept the challenge. I wish you the best of luck and hope for a proper debate. Since Pro has went ahead and stated their case, I will now state mine, and state a rebuttal. My case will follow a format as such: 1- The change in definition 2- Gender Wage Gap 3- Why feminism today is immoral My rebuttal will follow. Feminism has changed since the mid 1960"s, the original term for feminism meant for equality between the genders. A little over 50 years ago, the world of the American woman was limited in almost every respect. From the home to the workplace. Women were legally subject to their husbands law and authority(1) and they were technically "property" of their husbands. Their wage, and property were controlled by their husbands. In the workforce, women were paid less than the men. In the 60"s, women strived to be the same to men, to be paid equally, be able to vote, open a bank account, and serve in combat(2). The definition back then was to be equal. The feminists of today believe that women are better than men, most hate men in general just because of the past. They also believe that women are the victim which they should be thinking about empowering them. Which they already are empowered because of the past feminism. Feminists discriminate men with stereotypes, and terms with the prefix "man" such as mansplaining(3). Unlike the past, they have a strong opinion on the men"s personal behavior. From the way they talk, the way they approach relationships, even the way they sit. Feminists do not even fight for equal rights anymore, which they already have equal rights, they fight to be better than the men. As for the gender wage gap, this is a myth for two reasons. One reason is because of normal women choices. Most women don"t work full-time like men do. Also, women don"t work the same jobs that men do, the top five jobs for a woman in America today are as follows; Secretary, nurse, teacher, cashier, and nursing home aid(4). The top five jobs that men work are as follows; Logging workers, Automotive repairs, Cement masons, diesel engine specialists, and electrical powerline installers(5). The jobs that men work normally pay more than the normal jobs of a woman. Of course, men and women can work opposite jobs, this is just the statistics. Reason number two is genetics. Men are generally born with larger upper body strength so men can work jobs that require strength such as a construction worker, as they need to lift heavy things. Feminism of today is immoral because they discriminate men instead of empowering the women to make the genders equal(3). Feminism is the 60"s empowered the women in politics, and social life. And they got it done as you can easily find evidence to prove this(2). They couldn"t do things in the 60"s as they can do today in America. Feminists should be pushing to further make the genders equal while still considering the gender differences such as genetics. Rebuttal "Feminism is necessary in America today because women are still far more disadvantaged than men" Since Pro did not produce any evidence, I must only assume that this is an opinion. I would like to see some proof to back up this claim to why it"s true. You try being a woman in these countries, I dare you: (7). "91% of rape victims are female, and 1 out of every 6 women has been a victim of attempted or completed rape." I still do not see any evidence. I will produce evidence for this. 82% of all juvenile victims are female, and 90% of adult victims are female(6). Why Pro is focusing on why females are rape victims instead of males is beyond me and immoral. The real focus should be stopping rape in general. "many people think that it calls for better rights for women over men, when it simply calls for gender equality." I agree with Pro on this statement. The Merriam-Webster dictionary says this(8). But I don"t think modern feminists are even following this, as I said earlier, they discriminate men(3). "Feminism is necessary because it can be empowering for women, and it needs to exist so that men will be called upon to face the consequences of their sexism." Women are already empowered, there are many empowered women in today"s society. In Pro"s second claim, he/she explains that men need to face the consequences of their sexism. This is stereotyping and since Pro does not have proof to back this up, i assume this is an opinion. Not all men think women are lower than them. Almost all men (such as me) do not think men are lower than them and deserve an equal profile in society and politics. (1)-https://tavaana.org... (2)-https://www.littlethings.com... (3)-https://www.washingtonpost.com... (4)-https://www.aol.com... (5)-http://www.thedigeratilife.com... (6)- https://www.rainn.org... (7)- https://www.theneweconomy.com... (8)- https://www.merriam-webster.com...