Decoding the Misinterpretations of Feminism in English Language

How the English Languages Defines Feminism

According to the New World Encyclopedia, there is no single idea of feminism. The word feminism encompasses “the social,cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women.” Unfortunately this is the same word that many people, especially women, do not associate themselves with. The reason why so few women do label themselves is because the English language has misinterpret and misconstrued the central idea of feminism. This is a result from the media, past politics, and feminist themselves who have manipulated the image of feminism.

To begin, is important to know where the word feminism originated and developed from. The

It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” Word feminism began to evolve from this point. Words such as man hating patriarchy. Misogynist, femini-nazi thrived. The dictionary and connotative language of feminism is similar to when people speak about African Americans. The African American author Ossie Davis and his piece The English Language Is My Enemy is a prime example for what the English languages structure is made for. The language now was made to oppress blacks and lift whites, but also not oppress woman and life

To state again, the misconception of the word feminism has misinformed a lot of people about the different types of feminism in the world. Feminism has been defined differently by many, but only one perspective has been the voice of the movement. Liberal feminism, Black feminism, Individualist feminism, Socialist and Marxist feminisms, Post structural feminism, Postmodern feminism these are all different types of feminism listed on the article Feminism, New World Encyclopedia. They all have different ideologies and apply to different people, but the Media oversaturated the ideology of Radical feminism. The New World Encyclopedia defines radical feminism as identifies “the capitalist sexist hierarchy as the defining feature of women’s oppression.” Most believe that capitalism needs to be uprooted and reconstructed for women to ever be free. Radical feminism receives the most attention because of the language that they use. Radical feminism have been classified to use assertive, vulgar, aggressive, loud styles of persuasion. They are more often screaming at their opponent rather than exchanging viewpoints. Certain feminist speak this way because this is how they can grab the attention needed from the press. This, unfortunately, has caused the concept of feminism to become diluted and homogenized into one