Feminism Response Paper

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I will explore feminism on academic and personal perceptions. “Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression” (Mehta, 2017, P.24; Hooks, 2013). In Hooks’s article, feminism is not about anti-male, but to announce equality and end patriarchy. She claims that under patriarchy, males are bothered by the violence of men, by hatred women and so much pressure that this society pushes to them. Therefore, it is of vital importance to let them know feminism and to release men from patriarchy. I think feminism is asking for equality between male and female. It is not about women better than men. The request is to diminish the stereotypes and discriminations on women and give women every right as males have. In this way, the …show more content…

The responsibility is that male should be masculinity in a dominant position above women. This not only constrains women’s ability but also put pressure on men. Moreover, there are some people misunderstanding the feminism by regarding that feminists hate men, hate family, hate God, and etc.(Mehta, 2017; Hobbs and Rice. 2013). These stereotypes come from the people who don’t really know about feminism. After I took the women study course, I found that people who labeled themselves as feminists were really cute and nice. They are the same like you and me. Everyone including males can be feminist. Because they know that feminism is not a monster but a cute idea. Intersectionality I will explore intersectionality on academic and personal perceptions. Intersectionality is talking about a person faces discrimination when he/she has overlap identities, such as race, sex, age and so on. In course pack, there is an “Intersectionality wheel diagram” that shows different identities and different types of discrimination that …show more content…

According to Messner, I conclude that sexuality is a sexual desire towards others, including, heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality (Mehta, 2017; 2013). Although the definition is quite simple, people might have stereotypes that heterosexuals are defined as normal, otherwise, people are weirdos. Actually, based on the psychological study written in the course pack, heterosexuals will experience the period of bisexuality or homosexuality (Mehta, 2017; Messner, 2013). This proves that everyone is not totally one hundred percent straight. From my point of view, I noticed that when I was young, I had a best friend who is the same sex as me. But later, when I recognized that I cannot live with my best friends forever, maybe told by older generations or learn from TV shows, my affection turns to the opposite sex. Such similar switching also happened to the author, Messner. I can recognize my experience as a "common fluidity and changeability of sexual desire over the life course". I experienced a time when I compulsorily stop myself from having the feeling with girls. This is what feminist author Adrienne Rich called “compulsory heterosexuality”. There are plenty of evidence claiming that sexuality is constructed and formed in daily life influenced by factors that surrounding to us. Our TV shows, parental teaching, social media, history stories, traditions and so on constraint our behavior and

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