If feminism is not equality, what would you call equality? what would you classify as equality?
Equality is equality, not
any human institution, whatever institution that may be. Equality can’t be claimed to be
owned or exclusively represented by any human organization any more than
'love' or 'truth' or 'freedom' can.
In the realm of human relations and politics, it is more of a noble ideal than something that can ever be fully realized 100%, because everyone IS in fact different, and you can’t make two different things the same. Nor should you want to.
But if you’re asking me what I personally would classify as authentic goals towards equality, off the top of my head I would say equal opportunity (but not outcome) to work, life, love, the pursuit of happiness, etcetera etcetera. A level playing field at the starting line - no special provisions or hindrances given to anyone. Equal care, concern and support given to all members of society.
Feminism represents none of this: it has only ever lobbied for increased advantages for women, instead of for all, and not only has it never once attempted to help men in areas in which they are disadvantaged, it has repeatedly opposed any attempts by others to help them. Feminist initiatives perpetually involve things like ‘positive discrimination’ (in other words: ‘discrimination’) in order to reach a ideologically predetermined outcome, in say the numbers of female members of parliament or whatever, if those numbers are not as they like. Not only does feminism not treat men and women equally, it is by far the principal broadcasting tower of male-hating in the western world the past 50 years, to such an extent that no other political or religious movement or anything else even comes close, nothing else is even on the radar.
So, although individual feminists may themselves genuinely hope for a world in which equal care, concern and opportunities are given to everyone, feminism itself - the movement - is certainly not the best way to be trying to bring that about, and in my opinion is working towards ends that are in complete opposition to actual equality for all.
In the realm of human relations and politics, it is more of a noble ideal than something that can ever be fully realized 100%, because everyone IS in fact different, and you can’t make two different things the same. Nor should you want to.
But if you’re asking me what I personally would classify as authentic goals towards equality, off the top of my head I would say equal opportunity (but not outcome) to work, life, love, the pursuit of happiness, etcetera etcetera. A level playing field at the starting line - no special provisions or hindrances given to anyone. Equal care, concern and support given to all members of society.
Feminism represents none of this: it has only ever lobbied for increased advantages for women, instead of for all, and not only has it never once attempted to help men in areas in which they are disadvantaged, it has repeatedly opposed any attempts by others to help them. Feminist initiatives perpetually involve things like ‘positive discrimination’ (in other words: ‘discrimination’) in order to reach a ideologically predetermined outcome, in say the numbers of female members of parliament or whatever, if those numbers are not as they like. Not only does feminism not treat men and women equally, it is by far the principal broadcasting tower of male-hating in the western world the past 50 years, to such an extent that no other political or religious movement or anything else even comes close, nothing else is even on the radar.
So, although individual feminists may themselves genuinely hope for a world in which equal care, concern and opportunities are given to everyone, feminism itself - the movement - is certainly not the best way to be trying to bring that about, and in my opinion is working towards ends that are in complete opposition to actual equality for all.
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