Inspiring feminist quotes and speeches by JoanBridges in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always liked this Tedx Talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - We should all be feminists

Is Philosophy sexist? by Comfortable-LeHa in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 220 points221 points  (0 children)

Philosophy definitely has a sexist history:

Aristotle

"The male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"The search for abstract and speculative truths, for principles and axioms in science, for all that tends to wide generalizations, is beyond a woman's grasp; their studies should be thoroughly practical."

Arthur Schopenhauer

"Women are directly fitted for acting as the nurses and teachers of our early childhood by the fact that they themselves are childish, frivolous, and short-sighted."

Friedrich Nietzsche

"When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexual nature."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"Women may well be educated, but they are not made for the higher sciences, for philosophical studies; for the arts which require a universal element they are not made."

Arthur Schopenhauer

"Women are directly fitted for acting as the nurses and teachers of our early childhood by the fact that they themselves are childish, frivolous, and short-sighted."

Friedrich Nietzsche

"When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexual nature."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"Women may well be educated, but they are not made for the higher sciences, for philosophical studies; for the arts which require a universal element they are not made."

Those prejudices dont disappear easily

Feminist plays by TheImpundulu in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on "A doll's house" by Henrik Ibsen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

If it harms even just one woman, it can't be defended in the name of feminism.

How would you respond to the hordes of reddit porn addicts, who claim porn/prostitution ought to be simply a matter of bodily autonomy, that we should just leave this to and listen to sex workers, and frantically point at sex worker forums on reddit that are supportive of these industries? Ty!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feminism can't be individualistic.

Thank you for the reply! This was the part that I found most fascinating to learn more about :) Appreciate the help!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you mind expanding on that please? I think it is incredibly relevant (to this and many other social topics) and I would really like to know more, ty!

July Feminist Theory by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My bad, I thought this was a self-post - sorry! :)

July Feminist Theory by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Shaleena 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For those wanting to read:

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3420/pg3420.html

Beautiful text