How do I relate feminism to the Matrix?
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Definitely there are a lot of strong women in the Matrix series. Trinity, Jada Pinkett's character, and the women in Zion that decide to fight with the soldiers instead of fleeing. It can be related to feminism in the fact that women too can take charge and have an impact on society. The waking up of all the humans, can be associated with the waking up of our modern society of the strength of women.
201316
This website may help you.  Good luck.\n\nhttp://www.sosmath.com/matrix/matrix.html
471123
I don't think Marxist dealt with crime. He dealt with capitalism and how one group dominated another group. I guess feminist would have men dominating women in their theory. It is true afterall.
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i'd believe it. i'm pretty traditional, myself. i think feminism is actually a sign of weakness, not strength. it shows that women feel threatened. do we, ladies? i do not. i like men. they're fun. and i can certainly hold my own.
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what it means is that you can achieve the impossible in the matrix as long as you truly believe that the reality of the matrix doesn't exist. once you achieve that level of consciousness, you can bend the matrix to your will and do what is seemingly impossible, thus bending yourself, not bending that which is in the matrix.\n\nliterally, in the first example, the spoon bends because neo is bending his perception of the spoon, not the spoon itself. in the second scene (on top of the elevator) he says it again because he has done what nobody else has done before (raiding a government installation) and is in fact achieving it through his understanding of the spoon.\n\nso, using the metaphor in real life, you can say "there is no spoon" in any situation where you want to achieve what people think you can't achieve, and the people who like the philosophy of the matrix use it as a sort of rallying cry (much like "do not try, do" from an earlier generation) as a way to psyche themselves up and inspire themselves.
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Men have been the top banana for so long that their power feels threatened.  The stereotypes of ugly or lesbian woman is just another attempt by men to keep their control and power over woman.  Here you are an intelligent, thoughtful woman and yet you say "bit of a feminist"  you are nervous to be labeled a feminist because of the connotations it brings to other peoples minds... Looks like men did a good job there, huh??  Here's a hint, when the best defense against something you've thought out and researched and believe is, "you're ugly"  "you're stupid" .... you are on to something valid.
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There are lots of misconseptions about feminists/femianisim.\nLike you said it is” feminism is: belief in the need to secure, or a commitment to securing, rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men”.\nIt has nothing to do with putting men down it is about women having choices; \nthe choice to stay at home with children or not (yes, feminists can be stay at home mothers), \nthe choice to have children or not (birth control), \nthe choice to vote, \nthe choice of what to do with our bodies (women should be able to say yes or no to sex no matter the circumstances), \nif we chose to work outside the home we should receive equal pay and be just as promotable as anybody else (no glass ceilings), \netc., etc.\n\nWe do not have all of these rights yet so we must continue to fight for equal rights.\n\n\nTo me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently. \nSuzanne Vega \n\n"Feminism has fought no wars. It has killed no opponents. It has set up no concentration camps, starved no enemies, practiced no cruelties. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions.. for safety on the streets... for child care, for social welfare...for rape crisis centers, women's refuges, reforms in the law." \n(If someone says) 'Oh, I'm not a feminist,' \n(I ask) 'Why? What's your problem?'" \n- Dale Spender, author of For the Record: The Making & Meaning of Feminist Knowledge, 1985 \n\n"If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place."\n—Margaret Mead \n\n\nI myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. \nRebecca West \n\n"We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around." —Geraldine Ferraro (The first woman to be nominated as Vice President of the United States) \n"In my heart, I think a woman has two choices: either she's a feminist or a masochist." —Gloria Steinem \n"Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade." — Constance Baker Motley (First Black Woman in the U.S. to become a Federal Judge)\n\n"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got." —Janis Joplin \n\n"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn." —Gloria Steinem
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Good woman's book, if you can't get your head around the fact that men & women are different.\n"Men are from Mars, women from Venus." Same stuff.\nBurn your bra & get on with life. We only pass this way once... Enjoy it!!
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The only thing we have to relate to is what we see around us. If everything we have ever known is false like the Matrix we would have no way of telling.
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Feminism: promoting the feminine or the masculine?
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Makes it tense, especially if a "feminist" is a boss.  Some people have no sense of humor, no sense of proportion, sometimes not even a sense of fairness.  If people get hooked on thinking of themselves in categories, and the category gets defined as "oppressed," they forget they are individuals who are individually responsible for their own actions.  To me, that's what feminism is.\n\nOne of the big names in the so-called Women's Movement was Betty Friedan.  Many years ago, she wrote a magazine article which was titled "Feminism Implies Socialism."  I saw the title, agreed that it was so, and gave up "feminism" for life.  But it is true; if you are a feminist, you are defining life in terms of broad categories of gender, and claiming "reparations" for past prejudice against your category.  That's just plain unfair!
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Please forgive the comparison, but your dilemna reminds me of the communication difficulties inherent between men and women. The style that you attribute to your mother reminds me of the typical female pattern of communication while your style reminds me more of the male pattern. This is certainly not to impinge upon your femininity in any manner since we all communicate differently as individuals, and that even varies according to circumstance.\n\nYou might be interested (and I would dare say amused) to read Deborah Tannen's "You Just Don't Understand" which addresses the men vs. women issues. She also has a newer book called, "You're Wearing THAT?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation". I have not read this one yet but I have no doubt that it too would be very enlightening.\n\nWK
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Feminism is an ideology that seems logical, but proves contrary when truly analyzed. Feminism, by implied definition, is "the ensuring of complete equality of men and women". However, to both followers of Christ, and respecters of true science, this ideology is ilogical and irrational.\n\nTo Christians, feminism is nothing more sophisticated than rebellion against Christ's ordinances for man and woman. Christ ordained Adam, and all men, to stand in HIS stead as shepherd, provider, protector, father, and husband. Christ also ordaind Eve, and all women, to stand in the stead of HIS Church as nourisher, bearer of fruit, nurterer, bride, and mother. Feminists display arrogance when attempting to overcome the God ordained offices of man and woman.\n\nTo respecters of science, feminism is a contradiction of nature itself. By nature, a man's body is built for manual labour. The bone structure, muscle, speed, and endourance of man is perfectly designed and balanced for manual labour. As well, a woman's body is built for child bearing and nourishment. Again, the bone structure, lower center of balance, excess body fat, menstral cycle, and mamory glands of women affirm that a woman's body is designed for child bearing and nourishing. Thus, nature itselft enforces certain duties and responsibilities of men and women. Man cannot bare the children, while the woman labours. Man cannot be impregnated while the woman provides. Nature demands the woman bare children and the man labour. Nature demands the woman be impregnated and the man provide.\n\nTo Christians, a society that strives against God, (in any manner, including sexual duties) is only mocking and provoking HIM. Such a society should not expect Christ to hear their prayers in time of need.\n\nTo believers in science, a society that strives against nature is destined for confusion, chaos, and eventual destruction. A society that believes it can conquer nature by denying its truths is just as foolish as a nation that believes it can withstand fire, water, and wind by ignoring their heat, overwelmingness, and strength, respectively.\n\nAll being said, the ideology of "ensuring equality amongst men and women" by denying their obvious differences is destructive, delusional, and foolish. Much more wisely, men ought to embrace ther GOD given and nature enforced masculine bodies and duties, and women embrace their GOD given and nature enforced feminine bodies and duties. Nonetheless, understanding that the man is incomplete without the woman, as well the woman is in need of the man. Therefore, appreciating and complimenting one another without denying the natures and uniqueness of one another.
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the first matrix was revolutionary.. it was an awesome movie, definetly one of my favorites
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We are living in A Clockwork Orange.\nIf we do not bow to the machines, we will end up in Soylent Green.\nIf we give up to the machines: The Matrix.
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Everything that has a beginning has an end. - The Matrix.\n\nThe only questions are when and how.  The rest is just details.
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I am stumped at three too.  Star Wars, The Matrix, and Planet of the apes.