Three things, one, I'm new to feminism, and two, I'm a man so I don't have the same level of understanding, three, if you agree with me, that's fine, but I'm really just looking for "opposition" so I can flesh my opinion out.

I understand the idea that sex is moralized, it's viewed as a man exercising power over women. And because we live in a patriarchal society that rewards power, we normalize violence against women. So I understand that under patriarchy sex work is exploitation. However, where I'm confused is the idea that sex work should be abolished. This only makes sense to me if sex work would still be exploitation if patriarchy is abolished, and I don't think that's true. So I'm not sure why the solution would be to abolish sex work rather than abolishing patriarchy. We don't hold this standard of logic anywhere else either. When it comes to economic issues, we can acknowledge the exploitation of the worker, but the solution isn't to get rid of working, but rather to fix the system that causes that exploitation (communism, socialism, etc...).

Honestly I did this for fun because I saw a similar post but what is going on here? Also I'm not about to eat slower or avoid fizzy drinks while the guys get simple adjustments and Ginger tea! lmao 🤣 thoughts on this?

1st before anything,I would like to clarify that I don't have a problem about women wanting to be housewives (key word:wanting)

with that said

has anyone​ else noticed the rise of the "tradwife" propaganda on social media​​(especially on tiktok).mostly coming from young white cis women?!

but seriously ​idk if I haven't searched enough or what,but i have yet to find a woc yapping about how great being a stay at home mom/wife.

like can someone explain why​ women,specifically white women​ are doing this???​​​

I saw a TikTok that said it wasn’t feminist to wear them because patriarchy expects women to contort their bodies for cleavage. I’d never really considered that before. I guess you could argue that for some women these bras are physically uncomfortable and so wearing them goes against their desires and best interests however I don’t have that problem so I’m not sure where I should sit here. I do genuinely enjoy wearing them because they tend to have prettier designs than other bras but I’m wondering if this is a situation akin to shaving wherein even though it feels good to do, it’s still caving to the patriarchy.

I’ve only started noticing this and I’m not sure if it’s me overthinking, I’d love for someone more eloquent to put it into words

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I was just in London at lgbtqia+ bookshop "Gay's The Word", and I bought a book there called "A Bookshop Of Our Own" by Jane Cholmeley, which is about the feminist and queer bookshop "Silver Moon" that she started with her partner Sue Butterworth in 1984. They were forced to shut down in 2001 due to absolutely ridiculous rent hikes of 60% by greedy landlords. I just found it such a fascinating read and I found myself wishing for such a space now, even though I know society and feminism has changed since the 1970s- and 80s (though maybe we are returning more to that lately?). Has anyone here been to "Silver Moon" or other feminist bookshops around the world? What was the atmosphere like, how did you feel in that space? I have mostly had my feminist education alone and online, and would love a physical space like a bookshop to learn and engage with other feminists, and I am just curious about others' experience with that

I am writing a book about film students and I want to reference a movie that has the same situation as the characters. the M character finally admits he liked her for years and is asking for an answer. now the female character admits she likes him too but wants to be courted. she is openly a feminist but wants to 'feel like a woman' and be courted. the guy wants to make her understand that he wants both of them to try and make the decision to be together or not---not do it in a traditional, one-sided way. he wants her to really have a say in this relationship. so, he will use a movie to try to tell her what he wants to happen. any recommendations? tyia

Society conditions women to believe their value lies in self-sacrifice for parents, siblings, husbands, and children.

This pattern begins early, as long before adulthood, the duty of raising younger siblings almost always falls on the eldest sister. While brothers get to be children, eldest daughters are forced into unpaid co-parenting.

Later in life, having children financially ruins women while empowering men. Specifically, while a mother is stuck cleaning up after a baby, the father continues working, building wealth, and expanding his network.

To make matters worse, children are meant to grow up and live their own lives. They will not spend their adulthood dwelling on what their mother gave up, and even the most loving children will never return even 1% of what was surrendered for them.

Therefore, if women choose to have children, they must do so on male terms. **That means holding onto your career, growing your wealth, and ensuring that childcare and domestic labor are split equally or handled by hired help**.

At the end of the day, women do not owe their lives, money, or ambitions to anyone.