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Feminism Is Salt In A Preexisting Wound, Not The Cure
Although much of modern, fourth-wave feminism is misinformed at best and harmful at worst, feminism is not the wound itself.
By Ellie Holt4 min read
Feminism, in all of its forms, from the Suffrage Movement to #BelieveAllWomen, is an outgrowth of historic injustice against women. Whether a woman despises or embraces feminism, we can agree that women have been historically oppressed and, in many cases around the world, continue to be oppressed. The problem with modern feminism is that it does not seek to heal the wounds of historic oppression. In fact, when it comes to ongoing oppression, such as sex slavery, it even ignores it outright. Instead, it’s salt on a bloody, tender wound.