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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
The Downton Abbey, Mad Men sort of patriarchal conservatism in this would be mind numbing if it wasn't so silly. It seems today's feminism believes the same thing that those it claims oppresses women once did: women have too weak of constitution to be considered responsible individuals and must instead rely on men. A hundred years ago: she couldn't help herself, she's hysterical. Today: she can't help herself, she's a liberated woman who must be protected from her own liberty
If you really want to see an excellent example of this, see Emma Watson's recent speech at the UN on why men should help women because feminism. She calls this the "He For She" campaign, and #heforshe on Twitter is ridiculously funny.
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