"Stop Fem-Splaining: What #womenagainstfeminism Get Right." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/
So this article is explaining as to why "Women against feminism" have some valid points in their arguments against gender equality (which is what feminism is). It brings up examples of their arguments such as: how feminists victimize women and stereotype all men as predators, how feminists all have hairy armpits and consider all heterosexual sex as rape, and the most popular one being how feminism is not about gender equality, but about making women superior to men.
My biggest problem with this is how completely wrong all of these accusations are on the part of anti-feminists. Most of these used to come from men who clearly did not want to give up their gender advantage, but there now is an onslaught coming from women as well (which is really confusing). To me, saying "women against feminism" is as ridiculous as saying "Jews for Hitler," or "black people for slavery," it makes no sense right? Another thing that often pops up in anti-feminism arguments is how they are not feminists, but egalitarians. This is a very interesting one to counter. People say they don't identify as a feminist because they believe in equality, and a word that has a gender-specific prefix must mean it's only about one gender right? No, in fact, feminism is about gender equality, whether you are male, female, both, trans, or anything else, feminism fights for everyone's social equality. However, there are some other things I'd like to point out before moving on from this: female, woman, she, human, mankind. All of these are words we use every day and never think twice about how most female words are derived from that of a man, yet people still get their panties in a twist over the word feminism. Feminism is no more about one gender than mankind is, feminism does want to help men as well, because they too suffer from the sexism of the patriarchy. I care that the patriarchy tells men that they have to be stoic beasts, incapable of emotion; I care that the patriarchy tells men that they're lust-filled monsters, incapable of controlling their own libidos; I care that the patriarchy tells men that they can't be raped or assaulted because the patriarchy believes women are too weak and inferior to be dangerous. I'd like to end this with one last message directed to women who stick their chins into the sky and smugly say "I'm a woman, and I don't need feminism." There are ten things you are implying with that one simple sentence: 1.) My life is perfectly okay and I don't really care what other women go through 2.) I think feminists are just whiny and can't take jokes that perpetuate harmful stereotypes 3.) I believe that people are just obsessed with political correctness 4.) I am blind to the fact that there are still problems faced by women 5.) I have forgotten that feminism is the reason I have rights (such as driving and voting) in the first place 6.) I have no idea that feminism is an egalitarian movement that fights for everyone's rights regardless of gender, sexuality, race or religion 7.) I am more concerned about semantics that hunan rights 8.) I can't distinguish between real feminists and crappy people who call themselves feminists 9.) I still believe in the false notion that feminism is about hating men 10.) I really have no idea what feminism is.
"How Mental Illness is Misrepresented in the Media." US News. U.S. News & World Report, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/04/16/how-mental-illness-is-misrepresented-in-the-media
We all know that mental illnesses are a very large problem, and doctors have only recently figured out how to treat them. This article discusses how because they are so unknown to most people (everyone that hasn't studied psychology), the media depicts mentally ill people in horribly inaccurate ways. People are often shown as violent and criminal (most often associated with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and anger management issues), and childish (often with identity disorders), and just somehow different: their clothes and hair are messy, their eyes are crazy, maybe they're dressed entirely in black.
These kinds of stereotypes can bring on many hurtful ideas towards mentally ill people, and how they are treated. If someone is taught that someone with a mental illness is all of these stereotypes, that person will fear them, and distance themselves as much as possible; they'll be in the "them" category, separated from "us." There is also the major issue that someone with a mental illness is not treated differently at all, which is also harmful. Someone who broke their ankle will not be forces to participate in gym class because they are clearly handicapped, however someone with social anxiety will be forced to make a presentation in the front of their entire class because they're just "working themselves up," or "making a big deal out of nothing." The brain can get sick just like any other part of your body, and society as a whole needs to know how to treat these people, because harmful stereotypes can never lead to anything good, and hurt perfectly good people.
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