Thread by @hyder_chattha

#Feminism ; Theory, Approach and Pros & Cons.
Contributions of Movements like #MeToo & #AuratMarch
Political Powerplay, Social Status OR recrafting of Social Fabric.
A Genuine Movement, A Paradox, OR a Hoax.
A Detailed Thread on the Downtown talk of this age.

Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms. Motivated by the quest for social justice, feminist inquiry provides a wide range of perspectives on social, cultural, economic, and

political phenomena. Yet despite many overall shared commitments, there are numerous differences among feminist philosophers regarding philosophical orientation, ontological commitments (such as the category of women), & what kind of political and moral remedies should be sought.

Hence feminist philosophical scholarship is not homogeneous either in methods or in conclusions. Indeed, there has been significant debate within feminist philosophical circles concerning the effectiveness of particular methods within the philosophy for feminist goals.

The term “feminism” has many different uses and its meanings are often contested. For example, some writers use the term “feminism” to refer to a historically specific political movement in the United States and Europe; other writers use it to refer to the belief that there are

injustices against women, though there is no consensus on the exact list of these injustices. In the mid-1800s the term “feminism” was used to refer to “the qualities of females”, and it was not until after the First International Women’s Conference in Paris in 1892 that

the term, following the French term féministe, was used regularly in English for a belief in and advocacy of equal rights for women based on the idea of the equality of the sexes. Although the term “feminism” in English is rooted in the mobilization for woman suffrage in Europe

and the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, of course efforts to obtain justice for women did not begin or end with this period of activism. So some have found it useful, if controversial, to think of the women’s movement in the United States

as occurring in “waves”. On the wave model, the struggle to achieve basic political rights during the period from the mid-nineteenth century until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 counts as “First Wave” feminism. Feminism waned between the two world wars, to

be “revived” in the late 1960s and early 1970s as “Second Wave” feminism. In this second wave, feminists pushed beyond the early quest for political rights to fight for greater equality across the board, like in education, the workplace, and at home. More recent transformations

of feminism have resulted in a “Third Wave”. Third Wave feminists often critique Second Wave feminism for its lack of attention to the differences among women due to race, ethnicity, class, nationality, and religion, and emphasize “identity” as a site of gender struggle.

In an effort to suggest a schematic account of feminism, Susan James characterizes feminism as follows:

Feminism is grounded on the belief that women are oppressed or disadvantaged by comparison with men, and that their oppression is in some way illegitimate or unjustified.

Under the umbrella of this general characterization, there are, however, many interpretations of women and their oppression, so it is a mistake to think of feminism as a single philosophical doctrine, or as implying an agreed political program. (James 1998)

we need to explicate what it means to be oppressed “because you are a woman”. For example, is the idea that there is a particular form of oppression that is specific to women? Is to be oppressed “as a woman” to be oppressed in a particular way?

As Elizabeth Spelman makes the point:

No woman is subject to any form of oppression simply because she is a woman; which forms of oppression she is subject to depend on what “kind” of woman she is.

The above debate makes the point clear that #Feminism should not be a sweeping ideology as it still lacks a lot of areas to cover and problems occur in cross-cultural orientations. The problem scale of women in Europe and the US cannot be launched to the women of the entire world

Because they vary in their roles,privileges, problems, and solutions. Most importantly they differentiate in identity as well.Women from every culture may derive their identity differently as compared to Europe and the US.
It should be taken critically according to local culture.

Movements like #MeToo & #AuratMarch

In 2006, the “me too.” Movement was founded by activist Tarana Burke. In those early years, developed vision to bring resources, support, and pathways to healing where none existed before. And building a community of advocates determined to

interrupt sexual violence wherever it happens. In October 2017, the movement went global as the #MeToo hashtag went viral and survivors across the world came forward about their experiences with sexual assault.

From #米兔 (translated as "rice bunny,” pronounced as “mi tu”) in China to #Sex4Grades in Kenya to #uykularinkacsin (may you lose sleep) in Turkey, ‘me too.’ transcended national borders.

#AuratMarch is the product of the #MeToo movement.

Dr. Rubina Saigol,(Pakistani feminist scholar), considers the Aurat March as 4th wave of the Pakistani feminist movement. She writes in Contradictions and Ambiguities of Feminism in Pakistan: Exploring the Fourth Wave that what differentiates these new feminists from older local

feminists are that beyond demanding equal rights, also seek to challenge the private spheres of life where patriarchy prevails.
That is where critical philosophical thought comes into play, by breaching the private sphere and challenging is just like recrafting the social fabric.

Moral Grounds of philosophical thought emphasize that the thought should be taught and promoted in accord. to the values of society, when soft messages come along with actual thoughts felt dangerous for the values, people will react and reflect abruptly to that.

Conclusion;

Solutions of #WomenRights should be found locally according to the identical pattern and values of the society mutually by men and women. Approach of these solutions should be balanced and not reactive. Sense of 'Social Care' should be added while finding solutions.