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I want equality for woman as much as the next chick, but is it also normal for me to want to fit into a traditional role as a simple housewife?
If it's what you want then great, there's nothing wrong with traditional gender roles in themselves, it's only when they're forced onto people that it's a problem.
So yeah, do you
The problem is some so called "feminists" seem to forget that, and to them, if you aren't trying to outdo men at a certain job, then you are considered a failure who lets her man hold her back. The hypocrisy is disturbing.
I personally have no qualms about feminism in itself, in fact at its core, its about both women as well as men shedding a ridged gender role and freeing themselves to choose where they want to go and what they want to do in life, regardless of what is traditionally expected of each, and of course, that includes the "traditional options".
Myself, there is a few things that might not be expected for someone like me to do, as well as things that would be expected. I just don't like how some women try to use the ideals of feminism to twist to their own ends, and act like men are with supposed to be subordinate to women, to act like "man haters", or to attack people who do things that would be fitting to the traditional roles. It's sad, the way that some left-wingers use movements like this to put down others just like how some to the right use religion in the same manner. (And I say this as a right wing-aligned individual!)
I completely agree, which is why I do not consider myself a feminist. The term has become too tainted and too far from what the original feminists actually were fighting for.
I'm not saying that equality has been reached, even in Western countries, but I certainly don't think today's feminism is the way to get there.
Equality will never be reached in general. Just like a multi-cultural utopia, which western countries seem to think is possible, isn't either. It's all idealistic thinking that has no basis in reality. Creating legislation that forces people how to think or how to get along will never work.
One of the best thing about equality is having the right to choose. There's nothing wrong with choosing to be a housewife.
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