Feminism or Fame-in-ism?

“HER Life has always been a juggling journey between Family and Society,

Where her personal opinion won't be bothered, but rather the surrounding's mentality!

The time has come to redefine the true meaning of the word - "Equality"

Ask yourselves someday, does the term "Gender" define our capability?”

-Parul.

Feminism – has a lot of different definitions or versions, depending on which generation we are quoting this term to. While some say “It is a belief of socio-economic-political equality for both the sexes”, others claim that “Females are an oppressed gender of the community, and that patriarchy should be shammed”. At its core, I believe, there would’ve been no such term “Feminist” in existence, if, since the beginning women were considered as equal “in opportunities” as men.

This goes down, to the 1920s era, when the entire humanity then, could witness a different wave of justice - “The Right to vote for females”, popularly known as the “Suffragette Movement”, wherein this movement was also labeled as the primary beginning or the “First wave” towards a new dawn, or Feminism, which was also proven to be a successful manifesto, in the parts of the English’s – North America and Europe. This continued for years, with a number of events or “waves”, in order to give socio-economical and political beginnings or freedom to females, and we can witness their surge of sentiments even today.

But bitterly in this age, this term is slowly taking a different shape, in today’s ‘Modern-Cage’. While it has granted women rights and brought about achievements in every sector and area womankind has witnessed, anything in excess will always have unfavorable effects. Pseudo or Fake Feminism is entirely a misuse of the word itself, where it takes the debate to an entirely different dead-end or in a directionless arena, where the term “More” always dominates. Females are “More” capable than men, Women deserve “More” respect, and, ironically, this list is continually used even today under the label “Women Empowerment”. It is very crucial to recognize the difference between advocating for gender equality as a feminist and being against men altogether because there is a fine line between these two terms.

From the Industrial Revolution to today's technological evolution, there have been numerous conflicts and riots and in between them emerged a whole new idea of pitting "HE" versus "HER",  and this struggle in-between them is what is perceived as male and female has persisted throughout. However, the true problem isn't one of gender; rather, it's one of false feminism and detrimental beliefs that are both having an equally negative impact on our society.

Concluding on a positive note, there are numerous examples of men actively supporting feminism too, for instance, a Feminist father is one who accords equal treatment to his son and daughter. A feminist is a husband who respects his wife's decision-making abilities and does not force his thoughts or choices upon her. In a sense, a transgender woman is a feminist if she desires respect and equality just like any other human being.