No, not necessarily, we wouldnât. Radical feminism is flexible, we understand that weâve come a long way since the second wave. Women are conditioned since birth to do domestic and emotional labor for men, and patriarchy still succeeds in getting (career) women to do that while capitalism exploits them out of the home. Other than strawmanning radfem your analysis is correct.
Youâre right and this is something that should be approached with more compassion and nuance. House work is real work. Some people (male and female) just naturally gravitate towards domestic labor. Society should stop making norms out of things that should be far more exclusive like university.
Yes.
Not to sound like a liberal choice feminist, but you should have that choice. We can and should criticize counterproductive actions and problematic lifestyles without alienating individual women.
Good for you. I take issue with that last sentence though. Remember, âempoweringâ means what produces power. It has nothing to do with what anybody personally likes. Low wages is more empowering than no wages because money is economic power. But the empowering option doesnât always appeal to the individual and thatâs fine. Not every woman wants to be a girlboss SheEO and not every woman can be â and not every woman needs to be in a position of power in order for us to empower and liberate women as a class.
