Feminism and logic

The question of what is feminism or what makes someone a feminist is a unique and understandable difficult and complex question to answer. Dr. Mcguire stated it best when she said in class that she expects everyone in class to think of themselves as feminists. The idea of male feminism calls into question the idea of the male patriarchy and the manner in which feminism challenges the concept of male dominance and the patriarchal structure that we find ourselves in. The challenges that feminists face in trying to overcome the male patriarchy make the viewer think about what the ideals of femininity and masculinity are and how they function to make us think about the ways in which we are feminist or not. Dr. Krouse makes an interesting point with her ideas of the characteristics of feminism and how they contribute to the idea of the feminist struggle. The idea of the feminist struggle demonstrates that unless we as a society are able to restructure the language that we use to communicate we will inherently be bound by male dominance and the ways in which the patriarchal structure functions. The link between feminist action and theory is unique because feminists try to conform to masculine views of femininity through the use of sexuality in the third wave of feminism however, the whole ideal of feminism is to reject the patriarchal view of society and its functions. This is confusing because it is not clear through the first, second and third waves of feminism what feminists are striving for because they keep changing the ideas which they base their argument on. Anyway, those are just a few of my thoughts on the Dr. Krouse’s post and feminism in general.