Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 19:06:35 GMT
OK, so I've known about Wonder Woman being the UN's representative for the empowerment of women and girls for some time, but literally just now I heard that they removed the character from that position because feminist complained that Wonder Woman's design is "problematic".
Now, I wouldn't call myself a feminist, but I'm not some kind of raging antifeminist either, but either way, this makes my eyes roll infinitely. I found that the position that Wonder Woman was in was a harmless, heartwarming thing, because there are obviously women out there in disadvantaged positions and Wonder Woman has been an icon for female empowerment for decades. You would think that most feminists would be alright with all this, but no. While my feelings about third wave feminism tend to waver, this is one of the many instances that have made the movement lose practically all credibility, even if not all feminists agree on whether or not this was right. More and more women I know that perhaps did once subscribe to feminism have now abandoned it.
Wonder Woman's only a fictional character, sure, this isn't really a big deal, sure, and this I'm not gonna start any angry petitions demanding for the character's reinstatement, but the core of what I'm saying here is that this kind of self-debilitating behaviour that modern feminists tend to do is baffling and ridiculous. They practically shat on a perfectly harmless little celebration of the character's history of saving people in the DCU, and inspiring people in real life.
Now, I wouldn't call myself a feminist, but I'm not some kind of raging antifeminist either, but either way, this makes my eyes roll infinitely. I found that the position that Wonder Woman was in was a harmless, heartwarming thing, because there are obviously women out there in disadvantaged positions and Wonder Woman has been an icon for female empowerment for decades. You would think that most feminists would be alright with all this, but no. While my feelings about third wave feminism tend to waver, this is one of the many instances that have made the movement lose practically all credibility, even if not all feminists agree on whether or not this was right. More and more women I know that perhaps did once subscribe to feminism have now abandoned it.
Wonder Woman's only a fictional character, sure, this isn't really a big deal, sure, and this I'm not gonna start any angry petitions demanding for the character's reinstatement, but the core of what I'm saying here is that this kind of self-debilitating behaviour that modern feminists tend to do is baffling and ridiculous. They practically shat on a perfectly harmless little celebration of the character's history of saving people in the DCU, and inspiring people in real life.
