Essay help

[MaidenMinx]

I know there are a bunch of intelligent people on here and I am seeking all the assistance / opinions I can get.

As some of you already know I have an essay due next month. The essay question is "Feminism had a strong influence from the late nineteenth century in many parts of the world. Has feminism completed its mission?" The problem I am currently having is the more research I do, the more my approach changes. Originally I was going to go with the simple option of stating feminisms mission, how that's gone in the west and then go into the places that have no rights for women and finish up saying that feminism has pretty much completed it's mission in the countries that started with the suffragettes, but as a world wide issue, it still has a long way to go.

I discussed this a little with my lecturer - via email - and she bought up a few points like women still being subjected to stereotypes, abuse and are still being kept out of the upper echelons of power. I argued that stereotypes still exist for all, many men are abused but society still considers the idea of a woman abusing a man laughable and as for women being "excluded" from upper echelons, few women are interested in positions of power and in politics, it is a case of the populace voting for the best person for the job, regardless of gender.

Which got me thinking about how far feminism has gone and how the word feminist means man hater to a lot of guys. In some ways feminism has gone so far as to "demasculate" -for want of a real word - men and is trying to be the "better" sex and equality has gone out the window. I would be looking at things like how unfair the system of alimony is, how few men get to be the primary carer for their children, how basically if a man marries and gets divorced, without a pre-nup on his side, he can be financially screwed to the wall. I would also discuss the above point of men not being taken seriously in cases of abuse, and the fact that a woman can cry fowl and get a man in trouble with very little proof.

Opinions? Should I play it safe with a history of feminism and an ideal future for feminism? Or do I take the stand that feminism is actually turning on it's original idea and that the term feminism needs an overhaul?

[Lipp]

Reminds me of how this one guy at my uni who did a feminist subject and was the top student because he argued against every point, while everyone else just wrote about victimization. Which is why I hate that super-open essay question, it's just begging for "Oh hell no, sisters, we've still got shit to do".

I like the track you're on, it's more about how you can't nitpick to be equal on some things and not others - and to pick apart the stereotypes. Just make sure that you're allowed to steer the topic a bit off-track. Hell, I'd probably try to argue about mandatory military service for men and the public view of stay-at-home dads.

Don't do developing countries, it's too easy. I'd check out China and their family dynamics.

[IndiReloaded]

How about Heinlein and his concept of line-marriages? In 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' I believe the lines were matriarchal. HIA might remember.

But as for the rest, I'm afraid you are on your own. There was an article recently about unemployed (they say) uni professors writing essays for students for pay. Makes my stomach turn.

[MaidenMinx]

Reminds me of how this one guy at my uni who did a feminist subject and was the top student because he argued against every point, while everyone else just wrote about victimization. Which is why I hate that super-open essay question, it's just begging for "Oh hell no, sisters, we've still got shit to do".

I like the track you're on, it's more about how you can't nitpick to be equal on some things and not others - and to pick apart the stereotypes. Just make sure that you're allowed to steer the topic a bit off-track. Hell, I'd probably try to argue about mandatory military service for men and the public view of stay-at-home dads.

Don't do developing countries, it's too easy. I'd check out China and their family dynamics.

It's the Hell no sisters people that made me pick the feminism question (there were 6 to choose from). I have hated the word feminism for a long time because of the 'us vs them' mentality that has come into it. I have much respect for the suffragettes and the bra burners but this modern wave of feminism has no idea what it's trying to achieve. I personally believe we should now be fighting for equality for all and stop this battle of the sexes bullshit.

I think I'll get away with this approach even though my lecturer appears to be a hard core feminist.

[MaidenMinx]

How about Heinlein and his concept of line-marriages? In 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' I believe the lines were matriarchal. HIA might remember.

But as for the rest, I'm afraid you are on your own. There was an article recently about unemployed (they say) uni professors writing essays for students for pay. Makes my stomach turn.

I'll have more of a look at Heinlein.

If the uni professors are unemployed I can understand them doing what they can to earn some money. Most uni professors don't have transferable skills.

[IndiReloaded]

If the uni professors are unemployed I can understand them doing what they can to earn some money. Most uni professors don't have transferable skills.

Its not just about money, Minx. I'd flip burgers before doing something like that. There are other options. Consulting, for one. What they are doing is professionally unethical.

[KingZ]

Feminism had a strong influence from the late nineteenth century in many parts of the world. Has feminism completed its mission?

Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. While generally providing a critique of social relations, many proponents of feminism also focus on analyzing gender inequality and the promotion of women's rights, interests, and issues.

Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of gender inequality and focuses on gender politics, power relations and sexuality. Feminist political activism campaigns on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harassment, discrimination and sexual violence. Some of the missions of feminism include targeting discrimination, stereotyping, objectification, sexual objectification, oppression, and ripping men's testicles off and storing them in mason jars under the sink.

The most important feminist mission is, of course, the latter. While this is rarely discussed in the Jew-run media, we have irrefutable evidence that all feminists want is to dominate men, like some sort of sex thing. Considering there are men out there that still have their testicles attached, such as the author of this paper—and my god, are my testicles beautiful—we can conclude with certainty that the critical mission of feminism has not yet been fully realized.

You're welcome.

[MaidenMinx]

Its not just about money, Minx. I'd flip burgers before doing something like that. There are other options. Consulting, for one. What they are doing is professionally unethical.

I was thinking about it afterward and I agree. It is unethical and puts society at risk of having under-educated professionals out there. Tutoring would be better option than writing essays for people.

[MaidenMinx]

You're welcome.

That was quite a giggle, but I'm currently trying to decide if I write what I'd like to write, or take the very literal angle that the lecturer is pushing me towards. As long as I write it well and make a clear argument I should at least pass. :p

[IndiReloaded]

He ripped off the first part. Didn't even need to check on turnitin.com for that. Some ugly cynical truth under that humour. Since 2008-9 there are more women attending university than men. Are the guys giving up? Or going elsewhere?

[KingZ]

What, you think I'm going to write an original essay for some ozfag?

[IndiReloaded]

Shrug. some can turn out text faster than they can google it. Much like your talent w/code, I expect.

[MaidenMinx]

So, my lecturer was hinting towards being extremely literal so I'm just going to talk about the waves, goals, recent lack of agreement between feminists as to what their current goals are, and then I am lead to a negative, when I'd really like to discuss the fact that in some ways feminism has gone to far. And I am to stick to western countries.

I kinda regret picking this question now, but I don't really like the other 5 either. I don't want to get into the racial and political crap. I'm just glad I have already been doing quite a bit of basic research so keeping it simple means that writing it will be a piece of piss.

[vashti]

Which got me thinking about how far feminism has gone and how the word feminist means man hater to a lot of guys. In some ways feminism has gone so far as to "demasculate" -for want of a real word - men and is trying to be the "better" sex and equality has gone out the window. I would be looking at things like how unfair the system of alimony is, how few men get to be the primary carer for their children, how basically if a man marries and gets divorced, without a pre-nup on his side, he can be financially screwed to the wall. I would also discuss the above point of men not being taken seriously in cases of abuse, and the fact that a woman can cry fowl and get a man in trouble with very little proof.

If your divorce laws are anything like America's, and this is the angle you plan to argue, I think you need to do quite a bit more research.

I think you should include the idea that young, uneducated women (and men) have allowed a few extremists in the feminist movement to define a whole movement, which is as ridiculous as allowing the snake-handling Christians to represent what mainstream Christianity is.

[iamaninnocentma]

Women>Kitchen>The end.