Thursday, December 11, 2008

Feminism for dads

I've always described myself as a feminist. As someone who doesn't even like logos on the outside of their clothing this is one label I am happy with. Mr. C is not a feminist. He is a bloke.

Since Baby C's birth I have become a bit more vocal about my views, for what hope does she have if her father doesn't understand some of the issues facing her in her lifetime.

So if you have a daughter and are worried that her dad isn't quite up to date on his feminist issues, this is a strategy I found most effective.
The first step is to pick your subjects and if you don't have handy newspaper articles or statistics to back you up, chose something emotive.
Start with something like prostitution or the sex industry (of course if you approve of these things chose something you disapprove of)
Then state your case, it helps if you are holding your baby girl in your arms, preferrably facing her father. This enables you to point your daughter at her father and ask him; "Is this what you want for her? Is it? IS IT?"

If you are choosing a subject such as equality at work then you will need to use the phrase; "So you don't mind your daughter being penalised because she is a woman? Huh? HUH?"

If all that fails or even if it doesn't and your partner is coming around to your view of things here is a handy article about the issues facing women today.

Mr. C is now, if not a feminist, at least educated about some of the issues facing young women today, and a better more thoughtful person for it.
Now I just have to get him to stop saying "putain" as a swear word.

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