The feminist movement must have some serious back-peddling to do in the eyes of the X and Y generations, because somehow, people got the idea that all equal rights activists are fuming with anti-male agendas. It’s just not true.

Some angry extremists have been preaching anti-male sexism for a long time, and they’ve been good at getting media attention. However, most are not that way, especially not the fourth-wave, young, millennial activists. You might as well call every Muslim a terrorist, if you consider every feminist a “feminazi” (Thanks, Rush Limbaugh).

In a recent interview with a Norwegian journalist, pop artist Lady Gaga gave insight into a double standard within the music industry. Her frustration showed a desire for fairness in treatment of both sexes. She recoils from the word “feminist,” though, as if she were being called a racist or homophobe.

Ending ignorance about this is the only way to reach unity and understanding between the sexes. Any feminist who says otherwise is doing an injustice to the movement, and to herself.

Source:

“Why Lady Gaga, Why?” (Vanessa) Feministing.com, August 4, 2009

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