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What’s Your Feminism? By Yubin Kim Advanced Communication Skills (WRIT 305.02) Professor Kristi Wilson Contents Definition and history of feminism Part 1: College students’ perception about Feminism Part 2: Male feminists Part 3: Anti-feminism Part 4: Statistics about gender inequality Definition and history of Feminism The advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. The issue of rights for women first became prominent during the French and American revolutions in the late 18th century. The origin of the word is from French féminisme in the late 19th century. Source: Oxford Dictionaries Part 1: How do college students define Feminism? Participants: American and international students at SUA Methods: self-reported opinions about Feminism through one’s preferred way of expression (i.e. words, picture of oneself, music video, drawing, interview etc.) I asked them to express what their feminism is in their own way. I define Feminism as By Phebe Chew (junior) By Taylor Hollis (junior) I think Feminism is By Ted Manh (Sophomore) Feminism looks like By Janice Oh (Sophomore) I say Feminism is “Feminism to me means a step towards achieving equality for women as well as all genders. It is just as important for men to be involved just as women.” -Brandon Lim (Sophomore) “Feminism to me is not only about women’s issues but also about everybody. People should have right to choose their own gender and identity. Feminism is all about no bias, prejudice, and discrimination toward any gender and sexuality” -Jianmin Shao (Sophomore) Robin Thicke- Blurred Lines [Feminist Parody] “Defined lines” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC1XtnLRLPM&lis t=RDtC1XtnLRLPM By Shinichi Wong (first year) Part 2: Male feminists- Daniel Radcliffe Have you ever heard a girl say she’s in the friend zone? It’s a thing I think men need to be really careful about using... Do I think men and women can be friends? Yes, absolutely. Do I think men and women who are sexually attracted to each other can just be friends? Eh, it will probably become an issue at some point whether you deal with it, and talk about it and just move on, but it will always sort of get dealt with eventually… I definitely think the idea of friend zone is just men going, ‘This woman won’t have sex with me.’ John Legend At the March 2013 Sound Of Change Live concert he told the crowd: "All men should be feminists. If men care about women's rights the world will be a better place... We are better off when women are empowered -- it leads to a better society." Prince Harry In a June 2013 speech for the CHIME For Change concert Harry said, "When women are empowered, they immeasurably improve the lives of everyone around them -- their families, their communities, and their countries. This is not just about women, we men need to recognize the part we play too. Real men treat women with dignity and give them the respect they deserve." Donald McPherson In a March 2013 CNN article about men's roles in stopping violence against women, McPherson wrote: What can men do [to stop violence against women]? Men do not just need to stop being violent. The vast majority of men are not violent. But men do need to stop being silent. Calling violence against women, whether street harassment or sexual harassment or rape or murder, a "women's issue" allows men to ignore it as if we have no responsibility for it or stake in ending it. We all have grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters and female friends and colleagues. Our lives are inextricably interwoven; women's issues of safety and equality directly affect our lives as men. Beyond that, women are humans, with the same rights to safety and freedom as men. It is therefore our moral responsibility to not remain silent or passively on the sidelines, but to be actively engaged in confronting this problem in every corner of homes, communities, and societies. Part 3: Feminism in Korea Traditionally, women had been taking a role of homemaker and giving birth to son in order to perpetuate the family clan following Confucian values. Korean men perceived feminism as Western propaganda that should be blamed for women neglecting the value of family. Although Korean men wanted to epitomize Westernization, they wanted women to remain mothers, submissive daughters, obedient daughters-in-law. Korean women had to fight for their rights in the patriarchal society. Source: “Feminist Philosophy in Korea: Subjectivity of Korean Women” (Kim, 2009) Source: http://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-infilm/#!prettyPhoto Gender inequality in film industry Source: http://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-infilm/#!prettyPhoto Source: http://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-infilm/#!prettyPhoto Thank you for reading!