r/feminisms

It’s a universal issue- when people (also including women, somehow) see other women driving- they’re extremely quick to assume that she’s a “bad driver” all because of her gender. I’ve heard it myself, and each time i try to correct the person who said it, i somehow get the blame put on me.

It’s basic decency to respect everyone- the people who say stuff like this must agree, but then again, these are the same people who make fun of women drivers/riders because of a stupid stereotype because “women aren’t smart enough to drive” or that “women cause accidents on the road”?

It’s all ignorance. And these exact people are the ones who are dumb enough to think that feminism means letting women have a higher social status than men. If they don’t make the effort to educate themselves on such simple topics like this- how can we expect them to stop judging women for no reason?

We’ve all seen her in movies and video games: a terrifying creature with snakes for hair, turning men to stone. Modern media loves to portray Medusa as the ultimate female monster.

But if you actually go back to the classical texts—specifically Ovid’s Metamorphoses—the story is heartbreakingly different. Medusa wasn't born a monster. She was a beautiful maiden, a priestess of Athena, who was assaulted by Poseidon inside the goddess's own temple.

Instead of punishing Poseidon, Athena punished Medusa. She cursed her, turning her hair into vipers and condemning her to eternal isolation. The "monstrous" gaze that turns men to stone wasn't an weapon of terror; it was a tragic, permanent defense mechanism so no one could ever touch or hurt her again.

History and pop culture completely erased her survival story to sell us a generic villain. Why do you think Hollywood keeps ignoring the tragic depth of this myth? Is it just lazyness or do monsters sell better than complex victims?

Ps. I got so frustrated by how her story is always misrepresented that I spent weeks creating a short 8-minute cinematic documentary analyzing the original texts and her erased history. If you want to see the visual breakdown, I’ll leave the link in the comments below!

Hello everyone!

TL;DR: I’m a baby feminist and I need to be educated. Give me literature recs (non-fiction or fiction books, tv shows, etc) or teach me stuff!

I have been observing the minor misogynistic elements that have plagued the world and continue to exist, despite centuries-worth of women’s rights and equality movements. Of course, the major ones are obvious and spark much hatred from both males and females for various reasons, but I hope to know the origins of such a profound divide that has been persisting forever.

To me, some ideas and actions seem so obscure — like how the establishment of the stereotype that feminism is a cult of women purposely ruffling the patriarchy (no joke) — to the point it is quite laughable. The more I learn and observe, the more I understood the stereotypical feminist.

So please. Recommend me some good books or shows for beginners about feminism. Whether it be non-fiction about a political and/or social movement from ages ago, or an eye-opening fictional narrative. Literally anything.

If you have any comments or questions, feel free to ask (or even correct me or teach me). Thank you!