The Folly of Feminism

Let me start by saying I think women are equally capable, if not more capable than men, at just about everything. I think women should be able to pursue their dreams just as men. However, I think the intention of the modern feminist movement and the current outcome of that movement is a complete and utter failure.

Here's why.

The intent of feminism was to get women out of the stranglehold of previous societal expectations. Out of the home, if they wanted. Into the workforce, if they wanted. Into the army, if they wanted. To be sexually equal with men, if they wanted.

But something happened on the way to equality. Abortion.

For all of its societal flaws, prior to abortion women were revered as the givers of life. For thousands of years and throughout civilizations, women were honored, respected and glorified for their ability to bring life into the world, a gift for which they were only capable. Granted, they didn't have as many options as men, but they were respected and, in some societies, worshiped, for doing the one critical thing that allowed our society to exist.

Then, along with the sexual revolution, women took control of their lives and took control of their bodies, including destroying babies in their wombs, if they wanted.

When this happened, women lost almost all of their unique power, in my opinion.

In the smoldering remains of the sexual revolution, women have removed their one great gift, their ability to bring life into this world, from their repertoire. By embracing abortion as a fundamental right of their gender, they have removed all value in our society as givers of life.

Now many women treat sex on the same level as men, more concerned about selfish gratification than procreation. But, one generation cannot undo centuries of courtship and mating habits. God created men as visual creatures and sexually aggressive, generally, so that they would pursue women heavily and allow our species to survive. During the courting process women use men's weakness for visual attraction and high hormonal drives to naturally secure a mate, but now sex is shared before marriage and having children is no longer their unique gift to the world. Because many women value their own sexual promiscuity over the sanctity of life, they now willingly, yet unwittingly, have become every man's dream... sexual objects.

This, I believe, is exactly the opposite of what the original feminists wanted in the 50's and 60's.

In the eyes of society and especially men, women went from being underpaid, but honored life-bearers to sexual playthings. Scour the television or the internet and it will only take you a few minutes to find many women who willingly participate in their own degradation because they somehow think, since it's their decision to sleep around and ignore any responsibility for their sexual actions, that they have somehow elevated themselves to equals in society.

Unfortunately, the depth of womanhood has been replaced by the shallowness of style over substance, of looks over life. So the next time you see women falling prey to media views on womanhood; the ultra-thin supermodel types, or the plastic surgery breast-enhanced clones, or the promiscuous, scantily clad body shakers on the latest music video, realize that, for all of its intent, anger and bluster, the feminist movement is completely responsible for setting women back thousands of years.

If feminist would have pursued all women's God-given right to equality without ignoring and abandoning their God-given gift of motherhood, they would have truly empowered themselves to be something universally treasured. Instead, unfortunately, many women have become just the opposite, the unavoidable outcome set in motion by the founders of modern feminism.

Women deserve so much more.