The Misconception about Feminism

Misconception #1: Feminism is a Way to Liberate Women at the Expense of

Men

No. By definition, feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality
of the sexes. Feminists believe that women need to be treated equally. Not above or below
anybody, just equal. Feminists do not judge on the basis of gender, rather disapprove the
patriarchy and the idea that a man is superior to women. This can relay too many social,
political, and economic issues in society to make women equal.

Misconception #2: Only Women Can be Feminists

You don’t have to be an animal to support animal rights, do you? Well you do not have to be
women to support the equal opportunities of all genders. Anyone who supports the equal
rights for women is a feminist. If you disapprove of concepts like patriarchy and matriarchy
because they put one gender above the other, you are a feminist too. There is nothing wrong
with men being feminists too, it is actually something to encourage and be proud of.

Misconception #3: Feminism Is the Fight for Power and Matriarchy

It is a common myth that the day feminism takes over the world, men would become
oppressed. It is not power and supremacy that feminists want. Only equality. Real feminism
disapproves of matriarchy as much as it scorns the patriarchal set up. Feminism is not the
fight for power; it is the fight to bring women up to the same pedestal as men. Feminism is
fighting for equal rights and opportunities for women, exercising which shall be one’s
personal choice. It doesn’t take away your rights as a man. There is no hidden matriarchal
agenda that feminism is working towards. It understands the term equality in every sense of
the word.

Misconception #4: Feminists don't hate men.

Since feminism is the strive for gender equality, feminists support the struggles of men as
well as their own struggles. Both genders face different battles that are difficult to empathize
with and to disregard the plights of men for the personal gain of women is not true equality.
Hating men is also called misandry, not equality or compassion, and misandry is the polar
opposite of feminism. Those proclaimed feminists who degrade men are more feminazi than
feminist in my opinion. Feminists want to see their sisters rise and achieve the same amount
of equality as their brothers, but lowering their brothers in the process does nothing more
than increase the disparity and amount of gender inequality that already unfortunately exists.
For example, guys, the gender norms against you are pretty brutal. It’s a disgrace that
society tells you that you cannot show emotions or else you’ll be labelled as weak or
womanly. What’s equally as unfortunate is that weakness is associated with being a woman
in the process. See how the conflicts go hand-in-hand? True feminists do not hate men. If
anything, they support the plights men face in the battle for true equality.
Henrik Ibsen
Background:
Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in
Skien, Norway. The Ibsens’ life had become
one of grim poverty and the bad family
dynamics that often accompany it. Ibsen’s
schooling probably suffered since the Ibsens
could not afford the school attended by the
children of the town’s successful families. He maintained a
strong desire to gain admission to the university to study
medicine. Despite his unhappy life, Ibsen began to write in
earnest in Grimstad. Inspired by the European revolutions of
1848, Ibsen wrote satire and elegant poetry. At the age of
twenty-one, Ibsen passed his exams but opted not to pursue
his education, turning to playwriting and journalism.

List of Works:
Ghosts Henrik Ibsen
The Wild Duck Henrik Ibsen
An Enemy of the People Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen