Thank you so very much for your reply to my post; I appreciate that you took the time to continue this conversation. ItÌ¢âÂã¢s a conversation that needs to be had, certainly.
I honestly do not believe that 1980s feminism was more radical as a general rule, rather, itÌ¢âÂã¢s the unfortunate reality that many people who stereotype feminism and/or feminists often latch on to images of radicalism which make the whole movement seem less Ì¢âÂÒsafeÌ¢âÂå or appealing for your non-politicized crowd. I wish more students my age would take the second and consider how many good things came out of feminism (not just Second Wave either, IÌ¢âÂã¢m including First Wave in there too!) rather than buy in to the negativity of those who disapproved.
As for the men in my post, you hit the nail on the proverbial head in terms of risk. There is absolutely no risk for a man to claim to be a feminist (at least here in the US), but I strongly believe that the real truth of it all is in our actions. So for those male classmates who identify as feminists, I hope they take that mindset to the kitchen and the chuppah, to their relationships and scholarly work.
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Hi Shelley,
Thank you so very much for your reply to my post; I appreciate that you took the time to continue this conversation. ItÌ¢âÂã¢s a conversation that needs to be had, certainly.
I honestly do not believe that 1980s feminism was more radical as a general rule, rather, itÌ¢âÂã¢s the unfortunate reality that many people who stereotype feminism and/or feminists often latch on to images of radicalism which make the whole movement seem less Ì¢âÂÒsafeÌ¢âÂå or appealing for your non-politicized crowd. I wish more students my age would take the second and consider how many good things came out of feminism (not just Second Wave either, IÌ¢âÂã¢m including First Wave in there too!) rather than buy in to the negativity of those who disapproved.
As for the men in my post, you hit the nail on the proverbial head in terms of risk. There is absolutely no risk for a man to claim to be a feminist (at least here in the US), but I strongly believe that the real truth of it all is in our actions. So for those male classmates who identify as feminists, I hope they take that mindset to the kitchen and the chuppah, to their relationships and scholarly work.