Third wave feminism

Modern feminism is genernally known as third wave feminism although some feminists are now talking about post-third wave or fourth wave feminism. Modern feminists generally believe in rape culture, overwhelming levels of street harassment and the patriarchy.

Equality

There are many people in the wider community who profess to support gender equality and openly call themselves feminists. It is reasonable to conclude that the majority of people who make this claim are honest in their belief. The evidence is that most feminists who identify feminism with gender equality are not part of organised feminism. They profess feminism but are not involved in any feminist organisations. In a sense they are islands of feminism disconnected from the mainstream of the movement.

Many of those people seem oblivious to radical feminism and how entrenched it is in modern academia. It is organised feminism, feminism in academia, that young women in gender studies and women's studies courses listen to and it is feminism in academia that has the ear of the modern political establishment. Feminism is not a static philosophy and people who identify as feminists ought to remain abreast of modern feminist ideology. Institutional feminists are increasingly rejecting the notion that men can be feminists, instead referring to them as feminist allies.

Violence

Increasingly organised groups of feminists are resorting to violence to push their agenda. Particularly egregious examples have occured in South America, and various locations in Canada including Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa. In engaging in this disruptive and at times threatening behaviour feminists are attempting to silence opposition rather than endeavouring to respond with cogent arguments.

External Links

• Feminism the Institution
• A Guide for Male Feminists
• The ten most common feminist myths

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