I recently went to a lecture given by Ariel Levy about contemporary feminism and the influence of the media on today's girls. One of the most interesting points that she made was that women today have a sort of "if you can't beat them join them" attitude. By attempting to join men, women themselves are wronging other women. An example of this is, two women were producers of "The Man Show." When asked why, they responded that by working on a show like this, they could never again be judged as prissy women. Yet, as these women were trying to prove themselves, them they were counteracting the work that many others try to do. In effect they where almost making it alright for the men of "The Man Show" to not respect females.
Another point that was made is that we must differentiate between the things that we are doing for pleasure and the things we are doing as a performance. In our culture sex sells, because of this girls feel pressure to conform to these standards. So, it is crucial that we know what we are doing for ourselves and what we are doing for the sake of the display.
However, the most important part of being active in feminism is finding what you believe in. You must work for the issues you fine important. It is when you work for a cause you care about that you truly make an impact.
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