As I interviewed three people it became clear that all three had an opinion in common about the word “feminist”. All three felt that the word came with somewhat of a negative connotation when you hear it. Two of the three even went as far to say “man hater”. However once they thought about it a little more they changed their view so that it had some positive meanings, like the fight for the equality of women, and strengthening the female community.
Still they did not know truly what would be studied in a women’s studies class and were confused as to why women would go as far to become a “feminist”. All three people thought that taking this class would be an excellent way to broaden my outlook and learn more about the subject.
Personally I do not believe that I would ever become a feminist. I strongly believe in the equality of women but I am still very unclear on some aspects of the movement. Hopefully this course will help clarify some of these.