This morning I woke up thinking about how humorous it is that, most young modern day feminists behave masculine. Many young women today are out to prove that they can do the very same things that men do; that they are just as non-emotional, aggressive and strong, if not stronger, than men are and so forth. 

Some women may argue that their objective is only to abolish gender barriers, but yet still they fail to exhibit any traditional traits of femininity. In fact, many “empowered” women look down on the very idea of being gentle, emotional, sensitive, an object of sexual desire, submissive, fragile; all the things that have now come to signify weakness and vulnerability. I’ve even noticed that today, many women are only comfortable being a stereotypical woman when they are around other women, or in a relationship with another woman. 

Now, my intent is not to be subjective, or judgmental. Rather, I just want to openly analyze this for a moment. As a supposed “feminist”, by subscribing to the glorified notions of masculinity, and by finding validation in exhibiting traditional masculine characteristics, you’re actually helping further the idea of superiority in masculinity. Furthermore, by definition most young, modern day feminists aren’t feminists, they’re chauvinists…and then there are the others that are just lesbians. 

Personally I think what has been abandoned is the truth that we, men and women, are all gentle, emotional, sensitive, objects of sexual desire, submissive and fragile. This is where mankind’s beauty lies; in his weaknesses. Beauty is and has always been a thing of fragility. Throughout history that is what made women precious. Women were never, and never will be, helpless creatures.

The feminist movement of the 1960’s was one of civil rights. This new movement today seems to be one of social acceptance; a power struggle. For me it is rather reminiscent of the new age negro phenomenon; the “progressive” black man or, the black man that exhibit’s more characteristics of his caucasian counterpart. It seems when the oppressed want to be liberated, they begin to behave like the oppressor. Or, to put it poetically: In the heat of oppression we often times find shade in the shadow of our oppressors.  

Which brings me to my final point. Given the human’s instincts, at the core it is a thing of power. I don’t think that the oppressed want to be liberated from their oppressors, I believe that the oppressed in fact want to be accepted by their oppressors. As equals, and eventually as superiors. 

-rip