Feminism
I think that while feminism was once a prominent issue in the past, it has gotten a lot better especially in recent years. Ironically, the less feminism there actually is in society, the more enraged women become about their rights. For example, in "A Doll's House", Nora was treated like a trophy or a pet rather than a wife or a life partner. She would sometimes be able to use it to her advantage to get him to forget about all of the stupid mistakes that she made. She played dumb but to an extent, it was her fault. This was around the time when women were first starting the movement to gain rights. People were more disdainful towards the character of Nora instead of her husband because, "How dare she try to think for herself. She's only a woman". Now, if a man were to so much as (for example) pity a woman who had a child out of marriage who was living on her own, he could be scorned and thought of as sexist because somehow it is misconstrued as him thinking that she can't make it on her own with a child. The media especially makes a big deal out of things that people sometimes accidentally say and turn it into a feminist issue when it is not necessary. Everyone wants to be equal, but nobody feels bad bashing white males. Issues like this have turned society to complete political correctness. While I think that this is necessary to an extent, too much of it turns this world into something that it isn't and inhibits people from their own feeling. Sometimes, people have reasons for not agreeing with certain policies or ideas of certain groups. It isn't necessarily because of the color of their skin or their gender or their religion. It's just one idea that they agree with, or one simple misinterpreted question. I think that people, particularly Americans, should stop being so sensitive about all issues, including feminism. Instead of taking it to mean that all women are doomed and discriminated against, they should put themselves up to the challenge to prove everyone else wrong.
