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Feminists give their girls toys typically associated with males and male professions. They seem mortified that their girls might want to be veterinarians, teach
by tw268 13y ago
Feminists give their girls toys typically associated with males and male professions. They seem mortified that their girls might want to be veterinarians, teachers, nurses, or mothers. Thereby, they devalue all the women who have acted like women in the past.
No dolls for you, little girl. If you have a Barbie, it better be the one with a computer, web developer Barbie. How about you put down that tutu, and put on these mechanic overalls instead?
This isn't a hypothetical. I have a friend with a strong education who wants to be a teacher. Her parents told her they would be disappointed if she did that. It's an inappropriate profession for an ambitious female, even if it is what she's passionate about.
We tell girls to work 80 hours a week. Forget about a family, unless you can squeeze it in somewhere in your late 30s. And pick up a nice male profession, like programming. Don't even think about being a housewife or a yoga instructor.
The message is to act like boys, not useless girls.
- jakobsen 13y agoOk, stop the strawman bullshit already. What you describe is NOT feminism by any stretch of imagination. You are describing the imposing of traditional roles based on gender (in your case, that of boys on a girl) which is exactly what feminism is against.
- tw268 13y agoWhat is feminism, if not the actions of feminists? I've seen this with my own eyes. And the message of "Lean In" and the like is very much against the traditional female lifestyle. Prioritizing family over work is called "leaning out" and criticized.
- jakobsen 13y agoI think it's wrong to define an ideology with hundreds of years of history by the actions of a random person you happen to know. Have you ever bothered to read Wollstonecraft? Simone de Beauvoir? even Naomi Wolf?? I encourage to do so and try to understand how feminists outside your circle think and behave.