"Fear of Feminism by Lisa Maria Hogeland states a lot of major points that I don't believe feminist and non feminists realize. being a feminist my self I learned new facts. Lisa's argument is that Yes young women and some older women are indeed afraid of feminism but why? well why not? she goes on explaining the "of course" they are afraid, they are afraid to speak up for themselves especially through the years of our past presidents, how the world sees women as sexual figures in so many different terms, and also politics of women and how it frames them toward men. all of these topics would make any women afraid of speaking out for women. Some major points that caught my attention that Lisa states are for example, she asks the reader questions, she says "what are the arenas for selfhood for young women in this culture? How do they discover and construct their identities? what teaches them who they are, who they want to be, who they might be? these questions had me thinking but as i continued to read she went on explaining that our country doesn't give women much opportunity to do any of these. There is no "women" class during elementary or high school. Girls are only hearing the words remember you matter and have a voice but they aren't getting educated further than that to even fully understand what that means. Feminism is what will teach them people like you and I and Lisa who are trying make you realize that being afraid is not going to change anything. Another example is "fear of feminism, then, is not a fear of gender, but rather a fear of politics. Fear of politics can be understood as a fear of living in consequences, a fear of reprisal. Politics controls our country, you long on to Facebook and see a video of a women in her towns local farmers market stripping down to just her bra and underwear to show awareness for other women and young girls like herself who have suffered from bullying because of they way they look, because society puts a strong opinion on what the "perfect" or "ideal" is for a women. all of that ties into feminism because she is a voice of women who have gone through what she has gone through she just happens to be "speaking" some of the comments say "wow she is so brave" "I can't believe she had the guts to do that" or "ew look at all her cellulite no wonder she was getting made fun of cover up!" some people will come out of hiding from seeing these things but others just are so brainwashed in todays society that they comment hurtful things to something that is suppose to be helping people. They get this from seeing elders around them treat women this way and its getting passed down generation to generation. Lisa goes into a really strong point from this she states "What would our mass culture look like if it didn't sell women's bodies-even aside from pornography? Every celebrity women or Model gets glorified by the tabloids all the time, headlines saying "Kim Kardashian showing baby bump off in a bikini in Mexico" and its portrayed as sexy and beautiful,which fine it is but if someone else who wasn't as famous as Kim posted a picture of there pregnant stomach in a bikini they would be getting a lot more hatred comments. women get judged everyday for what the look like and how we are portrayed in pictures on social media and even in person. Girls posting a picture with their friends and happen to wear short shorts, boy leaving comments like "slut" or "attention whore" and even "she ugly she doesn't even have a butt to fit those shorts" some even who like the picture but want one thing from the picture will leave comments like "I would" or "fatty" which is a good term for nice ass. from generation to generation the "women bodies" on how it should be has changed for the worse.
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Questions and Comments: Fear is a natural instinct for humans, so fear can come at anytime its a concern or anxiety, and emotion due to danger, evil or pain. the article states so many important things but there is so much more in the world that fear can be created by. Like the picture I posted she is saying I don't need feminism or people to support feminism or speak on behalf of the women around the world. She says she isn't a victim. Everyone is a victim in some way. Nothing might have happened to this young women but it doesn't mean it isn't possible that something could happen to her, or anyone. Thats why feminism is created to help educate and make change. To help women not fear there everyday life, to know that they have a voice and rights and that they aren't compared or under men, that girls in college can look and feel comfortable and be able to walk alone at night with out worrying about getting hurt by someone or to go to a party and have fun and not worry about getting taken advantage of. Just because you don't think your a victim or haven't been through something doesn't mean you aren't or never will be.
