Is it true? "How Pinterest Is Killing Feminism"

[Shankapotomus]

25. If a man were suddenly interested in all these things

every liberal and feminist would applaud his bravery at embracing his feminine side. But when a woman does it, some want to consider it degrading. I think it is important to separate these activities from the women who may be politically ignorant about their situation and the plight of wonen. They're not the same thing. As long as a woman is not doing these activities as some sort of submission to paternalism, that is doing it out of personal necessity and/or love rather than obedience to a gender role, I think it is important to preserve these traditional feminine pursuits.

Plus the problem is not that women pursue these activities. The problem is that MEN traditionally do not. That's where the problem lies. I think true feminism would not be one of denigrating these sometimes very important cultural and even survival activities but encouraging men and boys, whose activies have consisted in mostly adding more violence and competition to the world through their own activities, to become accustomed to slightly more feminized activities as a way of de-aggressifying males.

These feminists who think acting more like men is the answer mystify me. The typical "alpha male" personality of aggression, competition and exploitation is the problem, not a goal. Why would you want to perpetuate that personality into women? Cutthroat, entrepeneural capitalism is the problem, not necessarily the equalizing pursuit women are hoping for, unless you're looking for the equalizing platform of a boxing ring or a battlefield.

The problem is not too many "girly girls". That is an attack on women. The problem is too many "manly men." Men need to get in there and learn to cook and sew and create art and, basically validate women by learning to embrace these activities without worrying they are going to be called "not a man." In the end, these are HUMAN activities that, in reality, exist apart from all our feeble attempts to genderfy them.

I just want to add one caveat to this post: the sex thing is a totally separate issue. Women promoting themselves as sex objects for men...not an empowering activity.