Feminist Perspective

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Feminist Perspective
Feminist theory mostly based on the female description, experience, and crises they go through in the patriarchal society. The theory seeks the social change concerning ending the neglect and women subordination. It is mainly defined by the experiences women go through in the society which are the center of the theory. In fact, the theory believes that that gender plays a crucial role and it’s the center of life thus affecting women differently, and hence it should be addressed appropriately in all aspect of life. Under feminism theory and its belief on women experience, it’s vital elaborate more on patriarchy.
Patriarchy ideology shows that the male dominance controls the society and therefore the male ideas supersede the women ideas. Furthermore, the society has developed values and structure, which subordinate the female and the ideology proves to women that they are weak gender through portraying the male status achievement. One of the greatest philosopher known as Simone de Beauvoir’s comes up with provocative declaration when he stated that “He is the subject. He is the absolute – she is the other” the declaration signals the vital importance of feminism because to the other simply means that one is non-person, non-agent and you are nobody (Hesse-Biber 64). The male dominance has been achieved through the development of cultural stereotypes, which undermines the female gender and proves that women should be under men in everything and for a long time they have been regarded as the pale reflection of men and therefore women have been belittled, diminished and denied equality.

As a result, men hold high-status responsibilities while women are under men and they are inferior to male. Women are therefore powerless, and men determine their life success.
For insight understanding about feminism perspective, it’s necessary also to evaluate the queer theory argument. Queer theory is a reaction to feminism concept along with its viewpoint believe that each sex has its features. The theory states that one knows females as calm and thoughtful, while males are spontaneous and passionate. The queer theory states that the society gives the boy child so much emphasizes, and it thinks about what boys do. Therefore, the society’s brain is on men, men, men while ignoring the female features. In fact, many feminists have been requesting an opportunity for a girl child to spotlight her strength too.
The theory of critical race also plays a fundamental role in understanding about feminism perspective, and it simply argues that those who have power especially the white and wealthy people dictate what we should believe in and they define what is normal and what is abnormal about sex and gender. They state who should construct the bridge while women should nurse young ones at home (Hesse-Biber 64). Derrick Bell who is the father of critical race theory argues that some races are more powerful than others and the whites have dominated the blacks for a long time. Race dominance, therefore, has made some powerful and they define what others should believe in.
The issue of feminist perspective has existed in the society for long due to inequality, female gender has been neglected and believed to be weak, and thus society consider that women need men’s direction for their survival in the society. They should, therefore, subject themselves to male dominance.
Work Cited
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy, ed. Handbook of feminist research: Theory and praxis. SAGE publications, 2011.