Why the “feminists really aren’t
Oct 8, 2009 My thoughts on...
Back in the 1960′s and 70′s a number of “women’s rights” groups made headlines by taking firm and often controversial stands in support of equal rights for women in the workplace, the home and society as a whole. The relative handful of women who had managed to succeed in occupations that were traditionally dominated by men were held in high regard by these groups. They were lifted up as great role models for the young girls of the day as women who had “made it” in spite of the good ole boy establishment that had the deck stacked against them.
But in recent years the “feminist movement” has become more of a “liberal agenda” movement. No longer are they truly interested in creating an equal playing field where women can compete and succeed right along with men. For whatever reason, they long ago abandoned the original reason for their existence and replaced it with a desire to see liberals elected over conservatives, even if the liberal candidate is a man and the conservative is a woman. For proof of this one need only to look at the Vice Presidential bid of Sarah Palin.
In theory Governor Palin should have been the feminists’ dream candidate. After all, she was a woman who had risen to the rank of Governor in the face of the “male establishment” and succeeded in getting her agenda though the legislature like a hot knife cutting through butter. But when Gov. Palin was selected by John McCain to be his running mate, the feminists not only abandoned her, they attacked her unmercifully.
Instead of teaching their daughters that Palin was a great woman who had risen to a very powerful position on her own merits, they played every card they could find to discredit her and make her appear dumb and foolish. And it apparently worked because women supported Obama/Biden over McCain/Palin in the 2008 election. But it also showed quite clearly where their real loyalties lie – and it isn’t with women, it’s with liberal Democrats.
It’s hard to say how the feminist movement changed course so drastically in a mere 30 years. But perhaps during the next election cycle the women of the United States will wake up and see that throwing their most powerful role model under a bus is no way to succeed in the long run.
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