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Monday, October 26, 2009
Feminism
I went to a panel discussion on contemporary feminism featuring three women who spoke about becoming and being a Feminist in their life. I do not have a substantial backround in ideas of feminism nor do I have friends that are openly expressed that they are feminists. This panel, through hearing their personal experiences, gave me great insight into the thinking of people who become feminists and what their ideas are. Previous to this panel discussion, my view of feminists has been one of extremism and obscurity. My perception of them was in a sense that they are FemiNazis. The discussion changed that and I now have a greater respect for feminists. Though I do have one problem with the panel. That is that one of the panelists claimed to essentially be a feminist at a very young age, meaning before middle school. That is utterly rediculous, but I guess everyone has a right to their own opinion. Well I guess there is still much to be thought about.
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OK, but what's the connection to media? They are bloggers after all.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't think it's ridiculous at all that a young girl can be a feminist. She might not know the word, but she can certainly have a sense early on that she experiences unfair limits, messages about what she should do and be from society because she is a girl.
I agree with Johanna that just because you are unaware that there is an actual term for what you feel and that there are groups of people that feel the same way does not mean you can't be a feminist at an early age. I remember when my younger cousin was in fourth grade she really loved doing her math and she was really good at it. However, a lot of her girlfriends told her that math was for boys and while at first she denied that fact that she like math anymore, she finally realized that it didn't make sense to not fully take advantage of something she was naturally so good at. So, she ended up fully embracing and announcing her love of math.
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