Radical feminism

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Radical feminism views women's oppression as a fundamental element in human society and seeks to challenge that standard by broadly rejecting standard gender roles.

Many radical feminists believe that society forces an oppressive patriarchy on women (some masculists claim that patriarchy oppresses men also) and seek to abolish this patriarchal influence. Because of this, some observers believe that radical feminism focus on the gender oppression of patriarchy as the first and foremost fundamental oppression that women face. However, critiques of the above view have resulted in a different perspective on radical feminism held by some which acknowledges the simultaneity or intersectionality of different types of oppression which may include, but are not limited to the following: gender, race, class, sexuality, Ability, whilst still affirming the recognition of patriarchy.

See also: bell hooks, Womyn

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Radical_feminism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism, used under the GNU Free Documentation License