"Feminists hate anything feminine."
Oooo! Someone posted that and it shook my world. All this time I thought feminists hated masculinity but OH how WRONG I WAS!!! Of course! Feminists don't hate masculinity. They often become more masculine!!! Wow! What a statement! "Feminists hate anything feminine." Let's examine it for a moment.
Feminists don't like being a stay at home mom. Feminists don't like chivalry, so they don't like the converse, being a lady. Feminists don't like being taken care of by a man... having doors opened and such. Feminists don't like being protected by a man nor of being supported by a man. You get the idea.
So, DO feminists like the feminine??? You know this question really gets to the heart of the matter so often at debate here at Y!A. What defines femininity? Is it just frilly dresses and cute shoes? Is it merely a cute voice and a girly personality? Or does it go deeper? Does it involve demeanor too? Attitude? Does it involve your relationship with society, your children, and your man? Does it respect the masculine? Does it recognize the necessity for balance between femininity and masculinity? Does it embrace the generally accepted character of a woman: nurturing, caring, loving? Or does it now embrace the usual character traits of a man: strong, protecting, providing? Is it prideful or is it perhaps... vulnerable?
Can you truly be a feminine feminist? Or are those two concepts mutually exclusive? Contradictions in terms?
I know a lot of deep questions there. Take your time. And remember, I'm questioning what it really means to embrace your femininity. It takes more than wearing pink, taking up sewing as a hobby, and cooking and cleaning to be feminine.
Oooo! Someone posted that and it shook my world. All this time I thought feminists hated masculinity but OH how WRONG I WAS!!! Of course! Feminists don't hate masculinity. They often become more masculine!!! Wow! What a statement! "Feminists hate anything feminine." Let's examine it for a moment.
Feminists don't like being a stay at home mom. Feminists don't like chivalry, so they don't like the converse, being a lady. Feminists don't like being taken care of by a man... having doors opened and such. Feminists don't like being protected by a man nor of being supported by a man. You get the idea.
So, DO feminists like the feminine??? You know this question really gets to the heart of the matter so often at debate here at Y!A. What defines femininity? Is it just frilly dresses and cute shoes? Is it merely a cute voice and a girly personality? Or does it go deeper? Does it involve demeanor too? Attitude? Does it involve your relationship with society, your children, and your man? Does it respect the masculine? Does it recognize the necessity for balance between femininity and masculinity? Does it embrace the generally accepted character of a woman: nurturing, caring, loving? Or does it now embrace the usual character traits of a man: strong, protecting, providing? Is it prideful or is it perhaps... vulnerable?
Can you truly be a feminine feminist? Or are those two concepts mutually exclusive? Contradictions in terms?
I know a lot of deep questions there. Take your time. And remember, I'm questioning what it really means to embrace your femininity. It takes more than wearing pink, taking up sewing as a hobby, and cooking and cleaning to be feminine.