Criticismes: Liberal, Radical, And Post-Modern Feminism?

There are ten different types of feminism in our society, but there are three forms of feminism that were brought up in class: Liberal, Radical, and Post-Modern. Liberal feminism is where individuals focus on women’s ability to keep equality through their own actions and choices. Liberals argue that society believe that women are less capable than men intellectually and physically by nature. I believe that Ellen James (the original) was a form of a liberal feminist. She did not want the Ellen James (group) to self-mutilate themselves in her name. She sent Jenny Fields a picture of herself begging Jenny to have the Ellen James group to stop their protest. I believe that Helen falls within this type of feminist rather than a post-modern feminist. Helen was not the typical housewife; she worked, but did not cook or clean. In the movie, Garp did most of the

I believe Garp and Roberta fall into this category of feminism. Garp was Mr. Mom; he cooked, cleaned, and also did house chores. He did not have any problems that Helen was the bread winner. In the movie when Garp and Helen were looking for houses, I noticed that Garp included Helen in the decision making. When Jenny was boarding the helicopter before she was assassinated, Garp tried to tell her that he didn’t need a father; he grew up fine being raised by a woman. Roberta was once a man and not only placed herself in a woman’s shoe and became one. Not only was Roberta once a man, she was also interested in men and not women anymore; she went out on dates with men and told Garp all about it. I did notice that there was a scene that Roberta even talked about wanting to have children and that she should’ve had them when she was a man. Roberta was not disgusted by men like radicals were and she did believe in women equality like a liberal, but she also believed also in equality in all