Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Why I Am Not A Feminist Critique

The original quote from the post was "I am not a feminist. The reason is simple: Men and women are different, there are certain things women can never do and certain things men can never do."  I disagree with this statement because being Feminism does not necessarily mean that women and men can do exactly the same thing.  When talking about job positions and obligations and so forth, women and men can do the same thing.  This is what feminists are pushing for, the equal treatment for women to do anything that a man can do that a women can do as well.  I believe the quote is too broad.  There are definitely things that men can not do and there are things that women can not do.  For example, a genetically born male can never give birth.  This is impossible, men are not genetically able to do so.  So to say that one is not feminist do to the fact that there are things that men and women can not do while the other can is not a fair argument.  If a man must be able to give birth in order for feminists to be successful, then their fight will be a long time running.

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