Q: Does feminism today need to critique the truth seeking mechanisms of a modern society ostensibly sympathetic with the aims of feminism?
A: Alright, that is a bit of a leading question, but really: in a society where no one would ever claim to hate or oppress women why do we need a special advocate for women's interests?
Like the mid-century Marxist/Feminists we've been discussing in class who described the 'Happy-Homemaker syndrome,' its clear that the face value of a word almost never reflects it's total function. It's absolutely silly to suggest that because everyone says they have the best interests of women taken to heart that they actually do, or that their understanding of the interests of women is at all acceptable.
It's sort of like a little child who is told to apologise after doing wrong. When you tell them they where not sincere they might say that they said the words. Like people who now have taken the interests of women to heart may have said the words, but there is still an undercurrent of reluctance and misunderstanding.
A: Alright, that is a bit of a leading question, but really: in a society where no one would ever claim to hate or oppress women why do we need a special advocate for women's interests?
Like the mid-century Marxist/Feminists we've been discussing in class who described the 'Happy-Homemaker syndrome,' its clear that the face value of a word almost never reflects it's total function. It's absolutely silly to suggest that because everyone says they have the best interests of women taken to heart that they actually do, or that their understanding of the interests of women is at all acceptable.
It's sort of like a little child who is told to apologise after doing wrong. When you tell them they where not sincere they might say that they said the words. Like people who now have taken the interests of women to heart may have said the words, but there is still an undercurrent of reluctance and misunderstanding.
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