Potential Topics:
How Protests Become Unsuccessful (and Strategies that could make them successful again)Referencing: Feminist Movement
Who:
Feminist Identity
What:
Why this is perceived "bad" and how it got to that point, what is being done and what could be done to turn this perception around.
What They Are Doing Wrong:
- Not addressing the misunderstanding between moderate to radical feminism
- Supporting movements that were considered exclusionary, outdated, or out-of-touch by the public
- Learning and supporting dangerous ideas
- Not becoming aware of social issues, and change
- Missing the mark on how they could build an inter-sectional, inclusive movement
- Coming off too strong, too angry, and negative
- Pinpointing specific audience (men) and being seen as "man-haters"
- Mainstream Feminism
- Not addressing the "good" and "bad" feminism, essentially allowing that dichotomy to exist.
- Embracing Sexism (Pro-Women ONLY)
- Appearing to be the victim or victimizing
- Demanding structural change
What They Are Doing/Could Be Doing Right
- Becoming aware of social issues and change
- Evolving
- Embracing Digital Activism
- Embracing change and disagree with the movement your fighting
- Stand in solidarity
- Speaking against dominant feminist discourse (radical feminism)
- Appeal to the ones your speaking too, instead of attacking or preaching
- Consider different opinions to appear as though the movement doesn't have just one idea
- Embracing different cultures (marriage)
- Leading by example
- Shifting the focus from structural change to cultural change
When:
1960's - 2016Sources:
1. http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2088114,00.html
2. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/10/bad-feminist-reasons-bullshit/
3. http://www.spikedonline.com/newsite/article/when_feminists_believed_in_freedom/13946#.VyFF7jArI2w
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