Radical Feminism Takes on the "Mommy Bunch"by Sherry Holetzky | More from this Blogger 09 Oct 2006 05:28 AM Apparently, the "Mommy Wars" aren't really winding down, at least not for some. In her book, Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World, Linda Hirshman berates everyone from "watered down" feminists to the "mommy bunch." Her hardcore approach to feminism (or feminazism) declares that feminism didn't fail because it was too radical but because it wasn't radical enough. Hirshman denounces those who call themselves feminists yet still agree that women should make whichever choices they feel are best for their own lives. Staying home and taking care of home, husband, and kids, is in her opinion, not a real choice. She claims "the right choice," was recognized by old school feminist Betty Friedan who described housework as the work of animals and did not want feminism to include the stay home mom cause or any other similar cause within it. What is choice feminism? It is a term coined by Hirshman to describe all the wrong choices she feels women are making. You can read excerpts from her book on ABC News. Conservative wives and moms will find the first few paragraphs here interesting: Hirshman on Shafly and ERA. Ms. Hirshman's rabid approach to feminism isn't about making women equal or respecting their choices; it's about controlling women and telling them which choices are acceptable. While claiming that men seek to oppress and control women, she has apparently determined that attempting to control women's lives is less oppressive if other women are the ones deciding which choices are suitable and valuable. Apparently, only those who agree with her are valuable and the rest are inferior. The notion of value isn't so much about women either. It's about society. In her opinion, women shouldn't be wasting their intellect and talents on children and family, when they could be benefiting the greater good. Socialism combined with radical feminism attack the family, and both neglect the fact that bringing up children in a loving and nurturing environment is indeed a benefit to society. Of all the lies regarding "choice," radical feminism is one of the biggest lies of all. Learn more about Sherry Holetzky  Sherry Holetzky is a work at home mom and freelance writer. Married to her best friend, Sherry and her husband are raising their family in a quiet rural setting in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. Relevantmarriage tags User Comments VBliss (17) 23 Feb 2007 03:55 PMI agree heartily! Aside from the anti-male rhetoric, these so-called "women" perpetuate the MYTH that housekeeping, childcare, and cooking are not legitimate occupations, cheapening the concept of motherhood. Sherry Holetzky (11404) 23 Feb 2007 07:14 PMRadical feminists can be quite militant in that sentiment, absolutely. Thanks for commenting.  lavatea (3371) 30 May 2008 09:32 PMWhat I want to know is who this brand of feminism thinks is going to have the next generation? If it's not "correct" for any woman to be a mother, then how are we going to have babies. And if a woman is allowed offspring but not allowed to make the choice to stay home with them, who do they propose raise them? Or is it ok to choose to work as a nanny for another woman? We can just have a big circle of nannies: Mom A watches Mom B's kids while Mom B watches Mom C's kids while Mom C watches Mom A's kids. Wow! I think every woman should have a choice to have children, career, or both. But if the woman has a career and children, I personally feel that alternative arrangements should be made where the father is watching the children or some kind of combination of both parents (so both can continue to work; this is assuming both parents are working by choice not out of necessity). The children didn't ask for a parent that is career-driven, and they deserve a parent's upbringing. Sherry Holetzky (11404) 01 Jun 2008 09:24 AMThe fact that they tout "choice" and then proceed to determine which choices are the "right" ones, speaks volumes. Being a good mother is a worthy choice whether Ms. Hirshman and her ilk feel it is or not. Who are they to decide what is best for all women? They certainly don't speak for me. As I've said before, I believe in fair treatment for women, but I'm loathe to be called a feminist. Too many who use that label, give it a bad name, IMO. Thanks for your comment.  Dale Harcombe (10131) 01 Jun 2008 04:37 PMExactly! They only want woemn to make the choices they deem as the right choices. Not those that might actually benefit others and not just themselves. A choice to stay home and raise children is a choice that will benefit society, I vbeleive, more than the woman going out to work and leaving her kids to someone else to raise. If I'm old a fashioned I don't care. I've seen the proof of positive parenting in my life and that of my adult offspring. Community Tags choice, children, choices, feminism, parenting, relationships, stay home moms Discuss this article
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