The Sunday June 27th's Miami Herald's Opinion Page includes a piece from Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker regaring what it means to be a feminist. Read it (see the link above and below) and comment about Parker's and your views.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/27/1701797/all-women-have-a-voice.html
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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I'm glad Palin didn't make it into office because if she did she would try to outlaw abortion, and with the way government works today, she'd definitely get her way. She calls herself a feminist, but how can she be a feminist if she agrees with taking a womans right away to choose what she does with her own body? And what about rape victims? Are we supposed to force them to have these babies, adding to their already traumatic experience? Palin is not a feminist. One thing all feminists have in common is equality for women and choice. If you believe in taking those away, you are not a feminist. All women have a voice, but that doesn't mean that some voicers should control how others live.
ReplyDeleteI sort of agree with April. I feel that all women should have the right to choose whether or not they want to give birth. It should be their choice and anyone who tries to take away those rights can't be a true feminist. At least not in a traditional sense anyways. All women have a voice and as such they should have their own opinions on the matter and do what they feel is right for them personally. This would include not pushing their ideals on other people.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin is irrelevant in this discussion. The point of the article is to see what a feminist is. In my opinion, a feminist can be ANYONE who believes in women's rights and also believe that they are on the same level as men are. I don't think women who are pro-life can be feminists because they are taking away the rights of women who don't want the child. It's not anyone's business but the women aborting. I don't think abortion is the best policy, but I'm not pregnant because someone raped me. There are legitimate reasons for aborting, and people shouldn't be taking that priviledge away.
ReplyDeleteI have to somewhat agree with Jane's point of view, In that a feminist cannot be pro life. Women should be entitled to make their own decision on what they want to do in certain situations as it pertains to abortion. If someone is raped and does become pregnant, maybe in her mind that unborn child would bring back bad memories from the experience and she may not want to live with that. At the end of the day it should ultimately be up to them.
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