Talk:New feminism
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The following sentence is included in this article: 'Being a woman means being a mother.' This is one instance of a thematic issue throughout the article. This article fails NPOV in the way that it is written. Opinions are presented as fact. Opinions must be identified as such and sourced to the individuals and groups that espouse them. That said, this article could be brought up to NPOV standards with some effort. Joie de Vivre 21:04, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
- Added many citations. Most of the article is overarching themes and overlaps so I was hesitant to over-cite. Also, repeating, "New Feminists believe" every sentence (like before 'Being a woman means being a mother.')seemed very repitive and unnecessary when comparing the article to how others were structured. Please identify the places that still need referenced or reworded and I'll be happy to adjust them.(Silabella 00:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC))
[edit] Non-critical statements in Criticism section
This was weeded from the Criticism section (These are not criticism). They should not simply be added as a "counter-criticism" section: an encyclopedia article is not a debate. These statements should be worked into the article but NOT as "responses" to critics. The article stands on its own, let the criticism stand on its own. Joie de Vivre 21:27, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
- Catholic New Feminists maintain that a focus on "power" illustrates the problem contemporary society has with "obedience" as well as their misunderstanding of authority in the Church.[1] Morality is not a democracy, and only those metaphysically changed by the power of the Holy Spirit in ordination as leaders to the Church have the power to define doctrine on faith and morals. This necessarily precludes the Ordination of women. The incorporation of feminine perspectives into the discussion of the Magisterium has been an increasingly productive , "in-progress" enterprise over the past few decades. Moreover, arguments against many aspects of Old Feminism had been argued decades before John Paul II encouraged a development of the movement.
- In response to critisms concerning abortion and contraception, New Feminists maintain that the "sexual freedom" espoused by Old Feminists leads to a dehumanizing pursuit of a distorted masculine dispensation that leads to the denigration of family values. New Feminists assert that their views regarding these sexual issues stem from their value of human life, male and female. Proponents also maintain that New Feminism is not biological determinism; other contemporary difference feminists (like Carol Gilligan) do not argue that acknowleding difference automatically leads to a deterministic stance. Both theories of difference, polarity and integral complementarity assert the individual’s personal gifts and choices are of paramount value as to determining their places in life, while recognizing that gender traits are important inclinations. Arguing that women are generally smaller than men, for example, is not disproven by the fact that that some men are smaller than individual women.
- Added citations and references to criticisms. If it needs more please indicate the places and I'll be happy to supply them.(Silabella 00:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC))
