"Chivalry is dead, feminists killed it!"
"Chivalry isn't dead, but feminists are killing it!"
I found an article entitled, Emma Watson Said Feminism & Chivalry Aren't Mutually Exclusive. Here's Why She's Right. by Lulu Chang from the site Bustle. According to this article, there are two kinds of feminists. The first one is the feminist who believes in the equality of the genders (socially, economically, and politically). She believes that women should be entitled to the same salary, opportunity, education, and access as men. She also believes that gender equality has yet to be fully recognized. The other one is like a bad word because some people would cringe at it. This feminist is known to get offended if a man would be chivalrous towards her. Feminism is a word that has come a long way from back then. It became synonymous to proving a point. And it seems that we do not know what the point is anymore. But it's not really feminism. Feminism is not meant to be a barrier for either genders. It is meant to establish a mutual understanding for our humanity to function at its best.
Lulu said, "So be a feminist. And be a recipient of the not-dead principle of chivalry. It doesn’t make you any less of an advocate for women." The other kind of feminism is the reason why some people are saying feminism killed chivalry.
I read another article entitled, Chivalry Must Die: On Women’s Expectations and Men’s Obligations by Abigail Collazo from the site Everyday Feminism. According to this, chivalry blankets itself as courtesy but it's actually sexist. Chivalry views women as fragile, needing men's protection and special treatment, putting women in a pedestal. The problem here is the power differential. Even though women are in a pedestal, it is the privilege of men that puts them there. These feminists prefer being nice regardless of the gender than men being chivalrous towards them.
Abigail said, "And that’s why chivalry needs to die. A horrible, painful, loud and dramatic death is what I’m envisioning here. Something fiery. With an explosion of some sort. Something where people say: what on earth was that?!"
Lulu said, "So be a feminist. And be a recipient of the not-dead principle of chivalry. It doesn’t make you any less of an advocate for women." The other kind of feminism is the reason why some people are saying feminism killed chivalry.
I read another article entitled, Chivalry Must Die: On Women’s Expectations and Men’s Obligations by Abigail Collazo from the site Everyday Feminism. According to this, chivalry blankets itself as courtesy but it's actually sexist. Chivalry views women as fragile, needing men's protection and special treatment, putting women in a pedestal. The problem here is the power differential. Even though women are in a pedestal, it is the privilege of men that puts them there. These feminists prefer being nice regardless of the gender than men being chivalrous towards them.
Abigail said, "And that’s why chivalry needs to die. A horrible, painful, loud and dramatic death is what I’m envisioning here. Something fiery. With an explosion of some sort. Something where people say: what on earth was that?!"
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