Essentially, use this topic to debate about Feminism itself, or the issues that feminism encompasses.
Now, before this begins, don't be idiots about it, please. Not every feminist is a whiney man-hating ugly lesbian or whatever deplorable stereotypes you want to throw at it. I'm a guy, tend not to be whiney, don't hate men and am disqualified from being a lesbian on account of the man thing. Stereotypes are strawmanning and that's just bad argumentation.
Personally, I don't think we really are past feminism. Sure, laws are equal. But socially and practically, women are treating far differently to men. There's a far higher incidence of **** of women*, domestic abuse**, a pay gap*** and, because I'm running out of asterisks, a variety of other things, including normal social interaction.
Finally, I would like to define feminism and exclude radical feminism, just so there's no miscommunication. Feminism is the belief that women should have equal political, social, sexual, intellectual and economic rights to men. It's not that women should rule the world, or anything like that. If you would like a primer on the topic, have a look around here.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**** (See second paragraph)
**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence#Violence_against_women
***http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2007/04/working_women_a.html
Now, before this begins, don't be idiots about it, please. Not every feminist is a whiney man-hating ugly lesbian or whatever deplorable stereotypes you want to throw at it. I'm a guy, tend not to be whiney, don't hate men and am disqualified from being a lesbian on account of the man thing. Stereotypes are strawmanning and that's just bad argumentation.
Personally, I don't think we really are past feminism. Sure, laws are equal. But socially and practically, women are treating far differently to men. There's a far higher incidence of **** of women*, domestic abuse**, a pay gap*** and, because I'm running out of asterisks, a variety of other things, including normal social interaction.
Finally, I would like to define feminism and exclude radical feminism, just so there's no miscommunication. Feminism is the belief that women should have equal political, social, sexual, intellectual and economic rights to men. It's not that women should rule the world, or anything like that. If you would like a primer on the topic, have a look around here.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**** (See second paragraph)
**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence#Violence_against_women
***http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2007/04/working_women_a.html