The primary and most literal definition of feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” According to the Huffington Post, more than 80% of Americans believe in equality of the sexes, however only 23% of American women consider themselves feminists. Over the past decade or two, many women have distanced themselves from the modern feminist movement. The reason for this is this feminism as an idea has become distorted to mean something other it really it is. What do we make of women who chose to use their civic freedom to advocate for pro-life policies? Are these women an enemy of feminism or an exemplar of feminism in action? If feminism is about empowering women to participate in civic and social life, then these women are undoubtedly feminists. The opposite of being a feminist in this sense isn't to be anti-abortion; it is to be powerless. Many self-described feminists today define feminism in a way that is far more ideological. To be a feminist in this sense, you must support its secondary definition: “organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.” Those “Interests” have been broadly interpreted to mean virtually any liberal agenda. Feminism has regressed into an ideology rooted in …show more content…
Why can’t we accept that we all have different viewpoints? People who didn’t agree on this issue were deemed to not care for women’s rights and the livelihood of women. This mindset is exactly what has brought us to the current state of our political discourse. The political movement that professes to defend “equal rights” for women begins by asserting that the female population is born into an ideology and is not allowed to deviate from it. It is a blow to the idea of individual self-determination: what a person is, is more important to modern feminists than who a person