The Problem With Choice Feminism

There's a common misconception nowadays around Feminism: feminism means gender equality, and feminism means women should have choices. This is a liberal feminist idea, yet to me, this is just simple liberalism and egalitarianism.Show more

I agree with the radical definition of Feminism: that Feminism is a political movement that seeks to liberate women from the male-dominated patriarchy. I think this is a much more accurate definition of Feminism. Because Feminism is supposed to be a political ideology. It's not supposed to mean 'someone who thinks women are people.' When Feminism adopts this definition, it means that it no longer means anything, because who doesn't think women are people? Who doesn't think women should have equality?

Moreover, it gaslights and pressures women into calling themselves Feminists. 'We should all be Feminists' -- yes, this is exactly what cults do. They put pressure on everyone to become part of them, and if you're not siding with them, then you're in the wrong. But most people aren't actually Feminists (with a capital F), because most people don't want to overthrow the 'patriarchy.' Most people just want to live their lives and I think pressuring all women to become political activists is unfair and unrealistic (not to mention, it does a disservice to 'politically active' Feminists). I don't respect any part of radical Feminism, but I do respect the fact that they're not hypocrites and they stand by their cause. And that cause is to liberate women from the so-called 'patriarchy', not to achieve social and legal equality.

Feminists on choice feminism:

➤ https://magdalene.co/story/choice-feminism-and-why-its-not-enough
➤ https://feminisminindia.com/2019/09/17/choice-feminism-self-imposed-barrier-progress/
➤ https://upennfword.com/2019/11/04/choice-feminism/
➤ https://theconversation.com/no-feminism-is-not-about-choice-40896
➤ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/24/when-everyone-is-a-feminist