When I hear the terms Feminism, sexism, and gender and women studies I think of oppression, and people wanting equality. Feminism defined is a range of social movements, political movements, and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. When some people hear feminism they have this negative beliefs like they are women who hate men. Which is not true. To better put in words “Feminism is a movement to end sexism”-Bell Hooks. I really like this definition because not only does it address the issues of feminism but also sexism because they both tie into one another. The overall goal of feminist is not to be better or more superior to men but to be equal to men. In Audre Lorde: Age, Race, Class, and Sex, she highlights how issues in certain communities and groups goes beyond just gender, race, etc. How we ignore differences within our similar communities. Shew specifically says ” ..not the differences that separates women but our reluctance to recognize differences..” This really resonates with me because of how true it is. or when she says ” the three ways we react to differences: ignore it, copy it if dominate, or destroy it if subordinate.
