Critique of Modern Feminism

If you think for a second that the new “feminist” movement is advancing the female cause, you are fooling yourself. It is a movement built off of hypocrisy and victimhood. The battlecry that has permeated throughout society the past few years by progressive women has been one of “objectification”, “empowerment”, and “choice”.

What exactly do the feminists mean by objectification? Once you get past the violent howling about conservatives “taking away rights” and cardboard signs depicting various female body parts, you begin to realize that the feminists themselves haven’t a clue. If the whole point of criticizing female objectification is to ultimately end it, then why base a movement solely around depicting female body parts? If you want to end it, why advocate for the normalization of practices such as prostitution, of which the sole purpose is to objectify the female body? Likewise, if you don’t want men to “objectify” women, but you continue to objectify men, then you are making a circular argument that is entirely counterproductive.

Now onto the part regarding “choice” and “power”. Why is it that all women should have “power” to “choose” what to do with their bodies, unless that woman is a fifteen year old pregnant girl who wants to keep her baby? Why does “choice” not apply to the women who wait to give themselves to their partner until they are in a committed relationship? Why does “power” only apply to liberal women? The second you have a strong, conservative female come onto the scene, one who successfully balances a demanding career on top of an active home life, she is the victim of her gender, when in reality, she isn't a victim at all; you are.

By sitting back and yelling that you deserve special treatment solely because of your gender, you are not fighting against, but rather giving in, to the exact notions of “victimhood’ that you so diligently seek to denounce. By demanding to be treated fairly and with respect by throwing a tantrum, you are showing why you should not be treated as such. Respect must be earned. If you want to see actual change, then you need to act the part. Blaming your lack of desire to work hard on men and “oppression” will not get you far in the long run. By lashing out at any female who chooses to speak out about an experience or belief that doesn’t align with yours, you are not empowering women. You are playing a victim.

-N.M.