As this comes from the type of people who like to push the envelope, it kind of makes me concerned about what comes next in a fourth wave. What else will there be to attack, I wonder?
I don't think Third Wave Feminism is a necessary consequence of Second Wave. It seems to me that the victemhood/entitled mentality is more a product of this generation since it can be seen in other areas as well. Sometimes when a good thing goes this far the next generation reacts against it and we get a course correction. Here's hoping. We need men to be men and women to be women and not what 1940s/1950s movies and TV said they should be. Men today often need to grow up and accept responsibility.
I had not see in that light and I hope you're right on a course correction. I always thought of some progressive movements as a series of one-ups-manship after the original goals had been attained. That doesn't really matter because the solution you put forth will solve just about any social ill and as a father, these things are at the forefront of my mind constantly.
Looking at the previous generations in my family, I would say that (especially southern, because that is what I know) women developed their own type of toughness and thick skin. Good article, even if I have to sadly agree.
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ahnyerkeester 10 years ago
This is why I'm mostly comfortable with Second Wave Feminism but really bugged by Third Wave.
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Chet_Manly 10 years ago
As this comes from the type of people who like to push the envelope, it kind of makes me concerned about what comes next in a fourth wave. What else will there be to attack, I wonder?
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ahnyerkeester 10 years ago
I don't think Third Wave Feminism is a necessary consequence of Second Wave. It seems to me that the victemhood/entitled mentality is more a product of this generation since it can be seen in other areas as well. Sometimes when a good thing goes this far the next generation reacts against it and we get a course correction. Here's hoping. We need men to be men and women to be women and not what 1940s/1950s movies and TV said they should be. Men today often need to grow up and accept responsibility.
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Chet_Manly 10 years ago
I had not see in that light and I hope you're right on a course correction. I always thought of some progressive movements as a series of one-ups-manship after the original goals had been attained. That doesn't really matter because the solution you put forth will solve just about any social ill and as a father, these things are at the forefront of my mind constantly.
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ahnyerkeester 10 years ago
Well, things very seldom go back to where they were and most often it seems that not a bad thing. Still, I'm an optimist. :)
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Chet_Manly 10 years ago
Looking at the previous generations in my family, I would say that (especially southern, because that is what I know) women developed their own type of toughness and thick skin.
Good article, even if I have to sadly agree.
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