FEMINISM: HAS IT GONE TOO FAR?
Feminism. According to the Dictionary it is: "The doctrine advocating social, political and all other rights of women equal to those of men." Now you have to realize I'm from Canada and here we have a lot of feminists who I think that I can safely say are men-haters. Feminism is not about that though; its about equality for all, or at least thats the goal that they say they want to achieve, the fact is, that goal was achieved a long time ago. So, you might wonder, why in the world are there still feminists in Canada if they've achieved their so called "goal of equality." Well, I looked into the matter and found that they have another goal, a goal of anti-sexism. I think that this goal has also been fairly well achieved, of course you can still find the occasional sexist, even in Canada. But this goal has also been fairly well taken care of since here in Canada thanks to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms written by our 15th Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau sexism has been almost abolished. In fact, the charter clearly states "(1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability. Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability." Technically, you can get sued if you say something along the lines of "boys are stronger than girls." Plus you can expect a slap in the face from that person.
So in my humble opinion, feminism has indeed gone to far (or at least it has here in Canada). Whats your opinion?
So in my humble opinion, feminism has indeed gone to far (or at least it has here in Canada). Whats your opinion?