GWST 1502 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Jessica Valenti, Antifeminism
25 Dec 2017
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Feminism was always diverse, but the mainstream movement that got the most attention was the white upper middle class women part of it. But women were always working, always active, especially women of color and queer women. But those women weren"t being acknowledged, weren"t being called feminists publicly, weren"t having their work paid attention to. I could name 10 women under thirty five who are directors of feminist organizations, but it"s not like. There"s a reason that anti-feminist stereotypes tell young women, feminists are ugly, feminists hate men. They don"t want to be ugly, they don"t want to be man- haters. They want to be considered attractive, since they"re living in a country that values that above all else. But the thing is, i do think that most young women have feminist values. If you ask them if they believe in pay equity, of course they"re going to say yes. Or access to birth control, or fighting against rape.
