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WolfishMusings
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So I think it is safe to assume this is the standard definition of feminism.

No, I don’t think so. Certainly the women’s liberation movement has it’s roots in feminism. But then again, Reform Judaism has it’s roots in Judaism. But I think we can agree that Reform Judaism isn’t the standard definition of Judaism.

In any event, even the individual actions they pursued such as encouraging family planning and suffrage, were things that many of our gedolim took strong issue with. But the real goal of this corrupt movement, whether admitted or denied, was and is the destruction of the traditional family unit and function. Gender bending and anything to go against traditional society norms.

I don’t think the women’s liberation movement is a monolithic movement — any more than “Judaism” is monolithic or “liberalism” or “conservatism” are. There may well be some ultra-fringe elements in the WL movement that have the goals you state — but there are just that — ultra-fringe elements. I’d be willing to bet that the majority of people who call themselves feminists are looking for the goals I outlined in my post above, and not to destroy the family unit.

Just as with almost any other mass-movement, you have fringe elements on both sides of the spectrum. You’re taking the extreme fringe on one side and extrapolating it to the movement as a whole. But reality doesn’t work that way. Just like any other movement, you’ll find that the vast majority of people have their views towards the center.

The Wolf