Analysis Of Has Social Media Ruined Feminism? By Jane Gilmore

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In Jane Gilmore’s “Has social media ruined feminism?” published by The Sydney Morning Herald news website, she tackles the ongoing controversial topic of feminism, which has grown to a boiling rage over decades of oppression and silence for many who have been let down by the system that victims so desperately needed. Jane expresses her outrage of the defense of the #NotAllMen tag as well as the dull criticism of the recent #MeToo movement given by Katie Roiphe with the real and genuine explanation of the #MeToo movement that has recently manifested through social media. Gilmore’s opening lines to her article state that “Revolutions have always had slogans.” followed by a number of examples of such slogans as, “It’s Time”, “Power to the People”, …show more content…

Without rage oppression is normalised” (Gilmore). This statement expresses the true ideal and concept of simply wanting to speak out for themselves and for justice to be served like it rightfully should, not one where protesters can destroy property or kill innocents for their cause. Victims of sexual harassment are the most common in the aspect of oppression since men are usually the objects of compassion instead of the woman herself, which in reality, should be the other way around by common sense alone. Men are prioritised over their victims after they resign from their jobs due to the raised questions of doubt such as, “What if she’s lying? What if he didn’t mean it in that way? What if she was afraid and pressured but he didn’t even know? He may have reaped all the benefits of being male but surely it’s unfair that he is now being judged for being a male?” (Gilmore). This type of oppression for victims causes a buildup of rage over decades of being silenced and being told to be considerate and to be considerate of the men’s lives that are supposedly being ruined by allegations of rape and sexual harassment. Gilmore uses her own personal knowledge and observation of women’s

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