Introduction
The pervasive description of Betty Friedan as posed in her publication in 1963 posits that women within the mainstream American Society are subjected to the feminine mystique. Society assumed after the Second World War that women were only justified to find fulfillment through sexual passivity, housework, child-rearing, and marriage. The domestic sphere made women lack interest in careers, higher education, or engage in political ventures. The generalization of the feminine spectrum articulated hardship and less satisfaction in women’s feelings. According to Friedan, women were faced with a “problem that has no name.” The feminine mystique made women miss out on their basic needs, which made their subsequent generations grow with a hollow engulfed within their idealism (Block et al.). Feminine mystique affected women both professionally and personally hence making their kids grow into unfulfilled neurotic mothers. Society judge people based on their achievement, and women never took part in the esteemed societal orientation.
According to Friedan, men came home after the Second World War and filled women’s space. This made many women go home and perform “feminine” activities. The reshuffling in the job docket resulted in the feminine mystique. The so-called “feminine” activities have made many women live a life of misery that they never dreamt of. For instance, waiting for the husband in the night and serve him dinner. Such women end up introverted because they are seen as objects rather than individuals in the house (Block et al.). Women have less say in the house, and some of their basic rights are sidelined. In the current century, women have rebelled against having a lesser say than men. The feminine mystique is a lagoon that most women have tried going against.
Phyllis Schlafly’s Outlook
The declaration of Phyllis Schlafly implies that women’s movements were insincere efforts aimed at ensuring that women got smoother jobs. At times the efforts were aimed at ensuring they worked outside their homes. The idealism of the efforts was more of a superficial talk to assault American mothers or wives into family members and an elementary societal unit. Phyllis Schlafly posits that the women libbers realism was tailored to make the female gender unhappy with their careers. At times, the aim of the libbers seemed like making the female gender look like second-class citizens and objectified slaves. Libbers supported federalism in daycare centers instead of homes where the children would be kept safe, and it also advocated free sex rather than marriage idealism (Block et al.). As posed by Phyllis Schlafly, the ultimate reality is that the libbers supported abortion rather than families. People look at freedom as a form of right, but the extremes of such events can lead to a consequential society. The spectrum that drives the society needs a hierarchical orientation to make things flow from one level to another. Phyllis Schlafly argues that women’s liberation is formed with a mixed vector analogy.
The dynamism contained in public life is the exact opposite of what females should be subjected to. According to Phyllis Schlafly, women should be taught the importance of family values. The liberation scheme is an imminent threat to the art of family values. Feminism enshrines the era of gender equality while abandoning the traditional roles of mothers and wives. For instance, men have been known to go to war, and women never complained about it. That is why many males fight both in World War I and the Second World War. Having a peaceful country is something that men have fought for the women to have peaceful co-existence. Having feminine mystique is more like advocating for women to “take the privileges of men” and forgetting that men have undergone a lot to provide an ambient condition.
“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” Movie
Mary Dore is the director of the film that covers the second wave of feminism in the US. The second wave started in 1966, and it details the accomplishments and events of the women’s liberation movement. The documentary has over thirty activists that took part in the women’s liberation movement and the sexual discrimination reduction in the US (Dore). It contains protests, activism, and demonstrations that marked the advocacy for gender equality. Women’s reproductive health was a major issue in 1966, and there was a need to form the National Organization for Women to instill Civil Rights in the southern part of the US. Sexual assaults, lesbianism, reproductive health, birth control, and rape created fear.
Conclusion
The major ontology is whether to grant equality to women or deny them the right. Feminism in society is a perception that makes women need more attention and is granted more space. Feminism criticality will wipe out the manly roles, which can make male counterparts feel less represented despite their passivity since memorial. It is fundamental for the feminist ideology to be granted so that it does not take any role or privilege of the man. Women should be given leadership and recognition dockets so that they can address their issues as women. The matter of poverty, racism and sexual discrimination against women should be discouraged by all means. Every gender should feel secured and appreciated to enable binary thinking culture in the US and globally.
Work Cited
Block, Sharon et al. “Major Problems in American Women’s History”. Cengage Learning, 5th Edition, 2014, pp. Pg. 476- 479. Web.
Block, Sharon et al. “Major Problems in American Women’s History”. Cengage Learning, 5th Edition, 2014, pp. Pg. 488-489. Web.
Dore, Mary. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry. 2014.