Feminism is not a comfortable activism for men or women. We weren’t brought up in a feminist culture, on the contrary. When I read the first part of Virginie Despentes’ “The King Kong Theory,” I felt something was wrong with me because I came face to face with the following paragraph that says, “I write from ugliness, and for naughty old women, truckers, refrigerators, hystericals, perverts. “
I was surprised because I didn’t think so, maybe a little bit of each of the adjectives, but not in its entirety, I wondered why this kind of reading, dedicated to women I didn’t really want. identify myself, I was beginning to be interested.
- They are types of women stigmatized by our patriarchal society.
- But thinking of the women around me and myself.
- I have come to the conclusion that every woman has a part.
- The hysterical term became famous thanks to the patients of Sigmund Freud.
- The same author who said the woman wanted to “have a penis?”and got complicated by it.
Machismo is academic, intellectual, scientific, sexual, communist, neoliberal, Catholic or lay, it is so widespread and internalized in our lives that it is afraid to face it, so it presents so much resistance on the part of others. a real change in all that the history of civilization entails.
The problem lies in how an entire genre and its struggle were ridiculed, using phrases like “Are you going astray?” Know that you live in an oppressive system and that complaining is a “bad choice. ” People will call you negative things of all kinds to try to stop the revolution you plan to make.
Sexist men who insult women struggling to improve their situation in the world, sexist women are behind and supporting them, who is worse?
It hurts when a man insults her and ridicules her for fighting a blatant and global social injustice, imagine how much more it hurts if it comes from a woman, we cannot forget that some societies have improved in terms of equality, it is thanks to the feminist movement If we can vote today, it is for actions like that of Emily Davison, who died trying to stop King George V’s horse , asking for the female vote.
Patriarchy has never provided facilities to grant rights to women, it is the feminist movement that has begged, fought and conquered all that women have today.
There is no system of oppression older and more globalized than the continued abuse of women’s dignity in every way possible. Currently, in Saudi Arabia, there is a debate among men about whether a woman can be considered a human being or not.
This contempt for the physical and moral integrity of women occurs in all societies, it is men of all ideologies and beliefs who come together to decide what the sex life of women, their reproductive and family life should look like. Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu has called for safety to “control” the menstruation of the women and children who have given the state.
“We don’t want to break the law, we want to portray the laws. ” Emmeline Pankhurt-
Feminism wants equality and that is why it does not want laws that harm women to continue to be passed, since women are the main victims in terms of equality and freedom Do they not want the feminism that remains in power the oldest power in the world, because women have never benefited?of her? but it hurts.
Women make up 52% of the population. Having this entire population under laws that limit their freedom of work, for example, immediately eliminates potential competitors for half the job. That’s how inequality was built. It is not only the laws that impede equality, but also the moral questioning of everything women do.
While women are eager to maintain a perfect image at all levels and remain concerned about every detail of their reputation, fear and anguish entertain them, while entertaining themselves, men continue to make important decisions: for them, privileges, and for them. , lack of empathy.
It is normal that, in this context, many women choose not to make a fuss because they do not defy the established, they prefer to continue to worship the male who oppresses them rather than take the reins of their extremely uncomfortable struggle because it encompasses all levels. Some women are outraged by feminists, women who fight for the rights they already have or need to obtain throughout their lives.
They know that they will never end up being the main beneficiaries of their office, but they will never feel so aggrieved if they decide otherwise, they take a position of complicity with patriarchy, defending the sexist roles that emanate from it, judging others, calling them radical and lunatic. Automatically, if feminists win the fight, they win in their favor, then they gain the power that machismo gives them, even if their teeth of rage and conscience grow in the end as well.
Women are sexists because they do not want to lose the good reputation generated by their behavior in patriarchy, they will be the main beneficiaries, even if in reality they only receive crumbs.
Even in the activities that women usually do it is men who stand out: cook, sew, decorate, listen, but men who are cooks, designers or psychiatrists, have you ever wondered why?The answer is not in nature or in our brains, the answer is in machismo, which benefits one and erases others.
If feminism triumphs, the established system will collapse, it is about building from a new conception, the pursuit of equality, not power, it is about everyone, it is not just a matter of gender, it is the shared point by all kinds of abuses of power around the world.
To assume that women and men should enjoy the same rights is to assume that being a woman is not a risk factor for some kind of oppression and violence, things a man will never know, simply because he is a man. The days of the caves are over, when strength was the most important thing to survive.
It is to assume that there is no reason, as rational beings, for a woman to be raped or assaulted simply “by instinct. “It implies true family reconciliation between men and women, as no gene justifies the greatest burden on a woman’s family burden.
In the meantime, it is not necessary to see women complicit in machismo with hatred, you have to understand them, sympathize with them for their ignorance and hypocrisy, and because they will desperately need feminism at some point in their lives, even if they refuse. to recognize it.
For others, we have set aside this sad role to be protagonists of our own struggle, our own life and our own history. This struggle seems to have no end until inequality has disappeared.