Why Feminists feel threatened by Family

[Mortimer]

Source: https://www.returntoorder.org/2020/1.../?pkg=rtoe1151

The Tension Between Feminism and Family

The easiest way to understand the feminist concept of equality is its position on the family. Feminists feel threatened by the family because it is anti-egalitarian.

First, families create inequality by providing for the accumulation of property. Those with more members, and therefore more skills and abilities, will, more often than not, be more self-sustaining – an essential measure of prosperity. Exercising family virtues – temperance, stability, marital faithfulness, etc. –helps families gain and retain wealth. Families without those virtues often decline.


The family also provides a protected atmosphere for individuals to develop their full potential. This individuality presents a second threat to the egalitarian feminists. This effort to excel conflicts with the left’s constant desire to put people into communal groups of equal beings – to make each individual a part of the Marxist “masses.”

Destroying the Family

Thus, the feminists must destroy the family. However, such a naturally occurring institution cannot be entirely obliterated. To accomplish their goal, the feminists must “redefine” the family. They do this by slandering the traditional family with the menacing term “patriarchy.” As the family became increasingly “nuclear,” it lost much of the strength of its normally extended relationships. Artificial contraception and procured abortion further destroy the family by depriving it of children.

At the same time, the term “family” is watered down to include just about any relationship, whether it be a firm, school or club. Same-sex “marriage” and other forms of union redefine the family to mean whatever liberals want.

[Dr_Maul]

[anabia]

No lol. We do not feel threatened by family. We often feel threatened by the social pressure to HAVE children. And to keep the same husband for the rest of our lives. Marriage is a big traditional institution, with lots of responsability, and divorces are not viewed in a positive way. I often feel like I should not get married, because I get bored easily and divorces are so long and difficult. Many women also dislike the traditional wife role, they want an equal partnership.