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Originally Posted by quixote73
Did being an anti-feminist female lead you to come to Japan?
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I don`t believe that was anywhere near the forefront of my reasoning, although at this point I`m sure it does have something to do with the way I think. Being as I`ve lived here for 10 years now and all...
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Do you find Japan more comfortable for anti-feminist women?
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I wouldn`t know, as I`ve never
lived elsewhere as an adult. I don`t feel threatened or looked down on though.
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Can I ask why you believe that feminism has inequality as its philosophical basis?
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Personal experience. Media. Speaking to other western women in and out of Japan. Encounters with other mothers who love to gawk if I express support for my husband.
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Did you base this belief on something you read or experienced? I'd be interested in knowing.
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Check the answer to the above.
If things are so equal - where are all the positive depictions of men? Where is the support for women who don`t choose to be "superior", or who don`t choose to belittle their husbands? Where is all the cultural support for mothers who make the choice to stay home, or who wish they didn`t have to "do it all"?
A lovely example is to look at the popular western female`s opinion of the women in Japan... That they`re all oppressed and held down by the men - without ever bothering to actually look at the fact that the "oppression" is an active choice made by women. Staying at home is the best-case-scenario in most cases. It`s the dream women strive for. Not the "My husband won`t let me work" everyone loves to jump to conclusions about.
As stated in a previous post, anti-feminism is not misogyny. But there is no feminism without misandry. Therefore, I will never think of myself as a feminist, but instead as an egalitarian.