Towards the ending of the book Full Frontal Feminism, Jessica Valenti disscused: appearances, traditional gender roles, men on feminism and general beauty. To my surprise I learned a great deal about Feminism. Throughout this chunk I learned that men can be feminist also. But their are some women feminists who think that the movement needs to be woman-centered. Jessica stated on page 192 " They thinkthat women need a word all on their own, and that only someone who experiences life as a woman can truly understand feminism." I found that pretty interesting. I remember one of the first question I posted on the blog was "What about being a Feminist scares men? Because in the defintion provided being a Feminist is simply easy and welcoming." And now to know that their are actually men who consider them selves "pro-feminst". Is an eye-opener. Throughout the last pages in the book she summarizes the different chapters into categories. These topics include: Sex , Pop culture, Reproductive Rights, Violence, etc. She later ends the book with spreading the word about Feminism.
Tone: Satirical, Humerous
Questions
1) Did your views about Feminism change after finish reading the book?Explain.
2) Why do you think feminist/Feminism are stereotyped in a negative view?
Question 1: Yes, I learned to now embrace feminism more and to speak up when something is on my mind.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: I think Feminist are viewed negatively because it goes against societies "traditional" morals and values of a female.
Question1: I didnt have any views tward feminism befor reading this book so not only did I gain views when I started reading the book but as I finished the book those views changed.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: I think they are stereotyped so neggativly because they are not understood.
1) I didn't really have any views about feminism before reading this book, so I guess the change was from not having opinions to having one.
ReplyDelete2)First impressions are the cause. When feminists were first madeknown to the public eye, the ones that went noticed were different from what was the norm at that time