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Modern Feminism

1 The word itself "The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men." This is the definition of feminism. It says that feminism supports women's rights for the equality of the sexes. Simply because it uses the root "fem-" or "femi-" does not mean feminists automatically disavow others who are discriminated against. Simply because you are an American does not mean you automatically disavow, say, the French. Just because one believes in and supports a certain group of people does not mean one automatically loses all feeling and respect towards another. 2 Objectification I have never said ads have aired completely nude women. Look up a Victoria's Secret commercial. Those women are almost completely nude. Much of the store's advertising does go towards men in an effort to sell bras as gifts, etc. Yes, these ads are catered towards men. Many other clothing lines and companies use a similar tactic. As for the situation with a young girl in yoga pants, those clothes are not revealing. A twelve year old girl (or one of a similar age) should not be considered sexy by anyone. Though you may believe it's a mental illness, it's not (well, pedophilia is). It is sexualization. This act is taught to boys at a young age by people like you who don't see it as a problem because often "nothing" comes of it. Often, the girl is not raped, so it's taught to be okay. Women are taught to believe we're not good enough, not skinny enough, and not beautiful enough by men like you who believe it's okay to criticize every aspect of a woman's body. Don't try to tell me you have never walked by a woman and said something like "I would hit that," or "Look at her a*s." Do not try to tell me you have never shouted a crude comment at a woman. Do not tell me you have not criticized a women for aspects of her body that you do not see as aesthetically pleasing. Women aren't responsible for the rude, disrespectful comments men make about her as though she is there for their satisfaction. Our "low self-esteem" is given to us by people like you who insist it's in our heads. Let me tell you, sir, it's not. It's degrading to hear from a young age that your body is something to be ashamed of, that you aren't good enough. It is degrading to be treated as something that is simply there for male satisfaction. That is what lowers self esteem. Your treatment followed by your persisting argument that it never happened, or doesn't exist. 3 Respect This idea ties in with objectification. I don't ignore false rape accusations. There is only so much space in these argument slots, after all. I will concede that women do fake rape. Women do sometimes lie about it. And that's not right. It casts doubt on the women who aren't lying and insights questioning into a time that's devastating. I would like to address the fact that YOU are the very reason why feminism exists. You state that "women do have more general respect. Or the fact that they have doors opened for them when entering or leaving a building,". Your argument is insinuating that because a man may open a door for a woman then she automatically receives more respect? How about all the times women will hold the door or an elevator for you? How about all the times a woman will let you cut in front of her at the supermarket because you have fewer items? Just because you hold the door for a person does not mean they are automatically treated with respect. Being shouted at on the street isn't a sign of respect. Getting paid 70 cents to every dollar a man makes is not respect. Being told "Get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich" is not respect. I do not know where you got the idea that women are treated with more respect but I can promise you that is false. You also state that "they have cheaper insurance,". The reason for this is a simple one. I believe the insurance to which you are referring is car insurance. A study conducted by Quality Planning (a research firm that works to provide information for insurance companies) found, "Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for reckless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be cited for drunk driving." The study says, "Women are on average less aggressive and more law-abiding drivers -- attributes that lead to fewer accidents." These auto companies are not giving women lower insurance rates because they feel a higher level of respect towards them. Women get lower auto insurance rates because women are safer drivers, contrary to the popular stereotype. 4 Rape/Rape Culture I would ask you to revisit my previous argument for rape and rape culture as it seems you may have glided past a few statistics. Cat-calling is not always a threat of immediate rape. Often it is done on the streets by men who think so little of women they believe it is alright to say whatever comes to mind. Cat-calling promotes rape culture because often cat-calls are in the form of crude comments that have some basis in sex. These comments are without consent and are unwarranted. They promote the idea that women are here to satisfy men. it encourages the idea that women are subordinate to men and the idea that it is completely fine to say whatever one wants to a woman. You state, "All I see are statistics stating more women get raped then men do. While I think it might be fair to say this is true in some cases, it isn't in every case." I agree with you. it is true that in many cases, women are raped more often, but it isn't every case. I agree because the cases of rape not involving a woman involve a man. There are only two options. I am simply stating that female rape is far more common than male. I am not disregarding male rape as unimportant. One of the resolutions to this is to teach boys not to rape. If boys grow up learning that this behaviour is unacceptable, they will be much less likely to perform these acts of oppression towards women. Simply teaching self defense tactics is not enough. Telling women to avoid these situations is not an option as the only way to avoid these situations is to never leave the house, never go on the Internet, and never have contact with the outside world. The solution to this is to teach society that it is not right. This is the reason behind feminism. It is to educate people on the inequality women suffer and try to rectify it. 5 Hysterical http://academic.mu.edu... https://muse.jhu.edu... The treatment itself may not still be used today in first world countries, but the idea that women are crazy simply because of we are women has not disappeared. The evidence of that is plain throughout your argument. 6 False rape accusations Many women do not report rape out of fear of their attacker as well as fear of shame, disgust, blame, and laughter inflicted upon them. I do not condone false rape accusations. Feminism does not support this. It floors me how someone could be so sociopathic and psychotic to accuse someone of something so horrible as forcing them to have sex against their will and treating them like second class citizens. 7 Conclusion Your argument has been based on assumptions and biased, invalid sites. You provided essentially no sources and the ones you did contained many false statistics and "facts". You are the exact reason why we need feminism. It's not entirely your fault you think this way, it's just the way our society is right now, it's the way you were raised. But feminism is the belief this is wrong and unfair. Women are still sexualized and treated as objects, as things there simply for the amusement of men. This behavior is prevalent in America today. Feminism is the fight against female inequality. We do not condone inequality of others. We simply want equality for all people. http://www.cbsnews.com... https://rainn.org... (browse this one) http://www.svfreenyc.org...