WHY FEMINISM?by James Gikonyo (Guest Writer )
It is the21st Century in most societies, women are being empowered greatly-no
man has stood up against that. The Gender Agenda is something that men have
supported in this struggle for equality; infact, some of these programmes would
not be running if men did not come in. Do not get me wrong, women alone can do
something but ain’t the battle of the sexes causing more harm than good? I for
one am a conservative feminist; I understand what women go through-not
because I have never been one but simply because everywhere I turn, there is a
woman next to me. Shall we start with my own mother, two sisters, cousins,
neighbours, girlfriend ad even colleagues? How does male chauvinism make them
feel? That of a stereotyped society that feels that some rights should not be given
to women. Why not give women education? Why strip them because they wear
what they feel comfortable in? Why not look for a wife? Why not share domestic
roles? In fact I find it inhuman how men reason that a real man should NOT argue
with a woman. This is a barbaric culture! Don’t women have same brains as us?
This is why feminism is there; simply because men are using patriarchal nature to
discriminate and decrease the worth of their fellow sisters. I find it very
revulsing, utterly foolish and awkwardly backward. As much as equality is
subjective, men and women should enjoy equal privileges. This does not also mean
these extriminists under the umbrella of feminism treat men like world animals.
Though I think fairness is more important than weighing the balance on rights. I
pray one day women will feel not only proud of their identity but free of the bonds
of discrimination. No doctrine ever said women SHOULD NOT RULE. Just a
thought. My regards
It is the21st Century in most societies, women are being empowered greatly-no
man has stood up against that. The Gender Agenda is something that men have
supported in this struggle for equality; infact, some of these programmes would
not be running if men did not come in. Do not get me wrong, women alone can do
something but ain’t the battle of the sexes causing more harm than good? I for
one am a conservative feminist; I understand what women go through-not
because I have never been one but simply because everywhere I turn, there is a
woman next to me. Shall we start with my own mother, two sisters, cousins,
neighbours, girlfriend ad even colleagues? How does male chauvinism make them
feel? That of a stereotyped society that feels that some rights should not be given
to women. Why not give women education? Why strip them because they wear
what they feel comfortable in? Why not look for a wife? Why not share domestic
roles? In fact I find it inhuman how men reason that a real man should NOT argue
with a woman. This is a barbaric culture! Don’t women have same brains as us?
This is why feminism is there; simply because men are using patriarchal nature to
discriminate and decrease the worth of their fellow sisters. I find it very
revulsing, utterly foolish and awkwardly backward. As much as equality is
subjective, men and women should enjoy equal privileges. This does not also mean
these extriminists under the umbrella of feminism treat men like world animals.
Though I think fairness is more important than weighing the balance on rights. I
pray one day women will feel not only proud of their identity but free of the bonds
of discrimination. No doctrine ever said women SHOULD NOT RULE. Just a
thought. My regards
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