Defining Feminist Theory

Criticism. The word just looks scary, and it’s something most people are a little afraid to receive. However, I am afraid to give criticism. As the only male Women’s Studies major on this campus, and the only male student who wants to learn about Feminist Theory, I’ve learned very quickly to “know my role”. This course has served as a wake-up call to me that I am an “outsider” in the feminist …

…When I say, “this can’t be it”, that’s what I mean. There has to be another way. There has to be a better way. Otherwise, we’re running into a brick wall. Until we find another tool to break down the walls of sexism, racism, sizeism, classism, heterosexism and ableism, they will always be there. As sad as it is to say, we just can’t break down the walls with our heads.