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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they want a woman to stay home with the kids and cook, there are plenty of women who enjoy that out there, who have made the choice to do that instead of a career (but the choice is thanks to feminism). [/quote]

One of the allegations in the post is that there is social pressure by feminists against women who are content with running a family. [/quote]

This is my takeaway as well. I'm a feminist, but I think the feminist movement in it's current incarnation rewards women for developing traditionally masculine traits (ambition and competitiveness come to mind) while distancing itself from the "softer, gentler" feminine image. It encourages women to do well and to strive mightily in the public sphere, but seems to dismiss (or just ignore) the call of the domestic.[/quote]

This post made me laugh out loud.  Do you seriously think women weren't competitive and ambitious before?  They were, and they were encouraged to be -- just about different things.  They were encouraged to be competitive about their appearance and the appearance of their homes and their status.

I don't think the feminist movement encourages women to strive in the public sphere.  I think it encourages them not to depend on anyone for subsistence.

You assume all women have the "call of the domestic" and somehow feminism urges them all to repress that.  Not all women have the "call of the domestic," and feminism says that's okay, they're not less of a woman because of that.  [/quote]

I'm laughing now. Women are still competitive about their appearance, their home, and their status. Women are now expected to birth babies and turn into the sex kitten MILF.

You are  top of your game if you have the perfect body, perfect job, picture perfect kids, and a home that is well organized and cooked from scratch dinner on the table each night.

Defined shoulders and biceps are the new symbol of a successful woman.[/quote]

So you don't like feminism because it requires you to up your game?[/quote]

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