bad feminism

Bad Feminism

Unpopular opinions presented by Samantha Stahl

What is Feminism?Feminism: noun. 1. A doctrine or movement that advocates

equal rights for women.

• Three waves of feminism.

• Countless branches.

Feminism Through the Years

• The First Wave -1840’s to 1920’s -Civil Rights - “I fear you think the ‘new woman’ is going to wipe you off the planet, but be not afraid. All who have mothers, sisters, wives or sweethearts will be very well looked after.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Individual Focus• Aftermath of WWII• “A woman needs a

man like a fish needs a bicycle.”

The Second Wave

The Third Wave

Ideals of the New WaveHyper Feminism

• Abandon motherhood and domesticity

• “Full potential”

Pop Feminism• Girl Power• Individualism• Powerpuff Girls, Body

Peace Treaty• Empowerment

Paradoxes of the New Wave

1. Rejecting the past, then promptly reclaiming it. 2. Sobering up about our smallness and maintaining

faith in our greatness. 3. Aiming to succeed wildly and being fulfilled by

failing really well. - Two levels:

4. Pursue lofty goals and change.5. . Operate on a day-to-day basis

Capitalism & Feminism• An economic system in which investment and

ownership of means of production, distribution and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.

• Focus on economics, not culture• Statistics vs. Interest

The Traditional Family

• Influx of single mothers• Domestic qualities diminished

“The reality of feminism is a lot of frenzied and overworked women dropping kids off at daycare centers.” – Kay Ebeling

Children: A Casualty of the Third Wave?

• Over 50% of children raised in single-parent households

• Broken homes and relationships• Early development hindered

What is Feminism?

“My issue with the new feminist movement stems from the emphasis it places on equality – gender or otherwise – because I’m of the mentality that once everyone is equal, no one is.”

-- Derek Sheffield

“I 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.”-- Rebecca West

Works Cited

Ebeling, Kay. “Feminists Are Not Funny.” The Human Life Review. Spring 1991.

Fraser, Nancy. "How Feminism Became Capitalism's Handmaiden." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 14 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 May 2014

See, Patti. "Not Your Mother's Feminism." University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. Web.

Works Cited for Pictures

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2. http://www.freepptbackgrounds.net/flowers/dream-flowers-garden-backgrounds

3. http://www.freepptbackgrounds.net/border-frames/charming-frames-figure

4. http://www.senecafallsfilm.org/about_stills.html5. http://mediamythalert.wordpress.com/

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