In the beginning of this article, the author, Hogeland, argues that women are afriad of feminism, and they have many reasons to. The question is: WHY? Why do women have a fear of feminism? To understand why women have this fear, we need to know that feminism is. Generally, feminism is "the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men" (Dictionary.com). Hogeland states that women are afriad of feminism because of how others may see them. Some believe that if they were to take on the " feminist identity" (Hogeland), they would be confronted with subjects some would rather avoid (ex: homophobia, rape/ incest, etc) or they may be "put out of the pool for many men, limits the options of who they might become with a partner" (Hogeland). The authors main point here is that women are afriad of feminism; becoming a feminist, and they have every right to be (See what I did there?). Feminism " requires an expansion of self-expansion of empathy, interest, intelligence, and responsibilites across differences, histories, cultures, ethnicities, sexual identities, otherness" (Hogeland). Becoming a feminist is not a bad thing. It can be "transformative, exhilarating, [and] empowering" (Hogeland). So. maybe the real question to ask yourself is: Can YOU be a feminist?
Here is the article if you would like to read it yourself!
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