what do you think about feminism ? did it really help in a way women history ?
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Give anyone more rights and they will undoubtedly take them to the extremes in the way of how they represent not only the law but also the generosity of ignorance within many others.  \n\nWomen were once glorified for being housewives and they could be beautiful as well as appreciated.  In todays standards some judge women as lazy for being wives and mothers without the new career standing behind their names, usually hyphoned before their husbands in these modern times.\n\nSo many women have lost a part of themselves trying to have it all and live up to what womens liberations says they deserve...it isn't about how much you put behind your name but rather what you can put forth in life.  A woman should be able to express herself with class and be adhered to as a woman and not judged for her open views let alone her sensuality.  And sensuality is a very natural instinct within a woman as is sexuality no different than in a man.\n\nToo often women try to be accepted within the guidelines society has set for them, it isn't who we were born to be but who we are expected to be in todays society.  A woman who can think for herself and stands with truth in her beliefs is a lady ...
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"I HAVE A DREAM!"\n\nYour question is confusing because you say 'history' but apparently are looking for a cause today.\n\nIn a positive way....   Unfortunately, the problems of today, such as what's left of our rights being ignored, don't lend themselves to positive acts of change, but rather something more, uh, combative.\n\nThe main problem with the rebellion of the 60s (remember when a generation wanted to make the world a better place??) was that they rebelled, which tied them to the stress source.\n\nWhat they should have done was just walk away and stop giving power to the problem source.\n\nThe most positive way of effecting change is to laugh at the stress source.  By showing how ridiculous it is, you take away its power.\n\nI'm trying to think of historical examples where humor was used to effect positive change or protest and the only thing which comes to mind is Lady Godiva.\n\nProbably there are others, search...
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i think that this would be a good idea and that it could benefit the country in many ways.  However, Because the sexist ways of this counrty has not been completely absolved, i dont think that it is a very likely event at least for many more years.\nI hope this can give you some new insight, Rockergirlqt
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I personally believe that it is the way women have been viewed as taking the role of caregivers since the beginning of modern history and even before that. What do you think when you think of women in general? One image that automatically comes to mind is that they have the potential of becoming mothers, as someone who is more emotionally aware of others feelings, more emotionally attached to others etc. So basically most of the times women are generally made to function that way and other times they do it because society protrays them and expects them to act a that way.
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See Rousseau and women in\nhttp://cal.csusb.edu/Faculty/Philosophy/moody/314f04%20rousseau_and_women.htm
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Hun I'm a very old fashioned girl, but in no way am I easily manipulated either. I am not into feminism because I think that's kind of lesbianish (not that I have anything against them), I do believe in equal rights though. Old fashioned does not mean we have to deal with all the things women had to deal with in the past. Sharing housework, well, I don't care for that, I'm a perfectionist and a clean freak, so when it comes to that, I need to do things my way or no way *lol*. I do believe in speaking my mind, but that doesn't mean I am going to stop being old fashioned. Do you really want someone old fashioned, or do you want someone you can manipulate?
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I used to be a hard-headed, extremist feminist who believed in the superiority of women.\nBut then I looked around and realised that in all that i believed in and and hated, men were doing and thinking the same ultra superior attitude and imposing them on both the sexes (Including empathetic men and all women).\nSo in that sense I was behaving EXACTLY like a man, the men I so disliked and looked down upon.\n\nI'm happy to say, I'm still a feminist. I'm not afraid to say I am, I don't care if men and some silly women make fun of me and call me a viking woman with iron titties swinging my hammer around - as if a feminist cannot be 'feminine' or have to be some dyke.\nBut I believe in feminism, in the sense that men and woman are a compliment for one another, what men lack and desire we women fill deep inside them, what we women lack and desire, a man can fill that void.\nI believe that men and women are all born not only with unique biological and psychological traits, but as individuals, possess so much (which unfortunately we don't use much as humans and people.) to make the world a better place, and to complete AND compete with one another.\n\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
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Although the womens movement back in the 60's (and since) did much for women in many great ways, it also took a lot away from us as well, in my opinion.\n\nMen and women ARE different.  I don't want to be treated like a man at all.  Seems like both men and women used to know where they fit in <in society> and how to behave when there were more definite gender roles.  \n\nI hope that one day people will get back to the "old ways" of men being men and women being women....nothing wrong with that!\n\nYou may feel like a dinosaur, but you're definitely not out of touch!  You have it right, I'd say, and your parents did a good job.
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I hope you get an answer to this question, because it seems such things are more left to individual interpretation nowadays. Many women hate to hear the phrase "a woman's role". It's sort of odd that everyone can think of what a man's role is, but a woman's is so unclear. Another question might be, Did the roles change, who changed them and should they have ben changed for today's women in the first place?
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Thanks for the compliment.  But of course I would only be bragging to say that I got it right.  I'm still trying to figure out what right is.. LOL.  But women got the curves and the ability to have children, so I suppose yeah.. we got it right.. LOL.  \n\nWhere woman tend to be understanding, forgiving and develop relationships in a nuturing way, men have the means to "go get um" by supplying for the family.  But woman and men have the capability of the same things.  It's part hormonal, part choice.
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yes it was created for man to do men things. Women fit in to help men understand building, cooking, rearing , organizing, war, and love.\n\nNo society can prevail without women\n\nLook at a strong man, behind every strong man you will find a strong woman
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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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Feminism is good if it is for EQUAL rights. Bad if it is for SUPERIOR rights.
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Woman do rule the world, in our own way. Have you ever heard the saying, behind a great man there is a good woman. Think about it.
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Hmmm.  Well, that does make me think!\n\nProbably the guys, I have to say.  Mostly because I imagine that early civilizations were all about that stereotype- cavemen konking their womenfolk on the head and dragging them home for wives.  I can't imagine much freedoms between the ladies in that sort of environment.  And like someone else said, guys have a domination complex that might allow them to wrestle their ways into sexy situations.\n\nBut at the same time, I imagine gals getting it on at home while their menfolk are away hunting . . . laying down in the woods taking a break from the gathering.\n\nAch, I just can't decide!!  What do you think??
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Yes, I like being a woman but it's a lot more difficult than being a man.  No offense, but we're a lot smarter than men...but we have so many more responsibilities.  And we have to deal with the emotional aspect of everything as well.  But we're better at maintaining relationships and making people happy, and we're very good at multi-tasking.  I'm definitely no feminist, though, so I love being pampered by a man.  I still love having the door held open for me, that sort of thing.
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Nah.  Hasn't she fallen in love with guys once or twice?  I can't quite remember, so I migth be wrong.\n\nShe does have a strong feminist vibe, though- a very independent woman.  I always imagined (and maybe there was an episode about it?) her and Millhouse getting together- her a successful career woman or politician, him her nerdy, quiet, slightly emasculated hubby.\n\nBut I can see how you'd think so!  And who knows, she always could be!