There was a point in time where the term "feminist" was almost a bad word. Fortunately we have gotten away from that and people are learning that there is nothing wrong with standing up for your gender. Instead of hiding behind the kitchen stove, more women are sticking up for their rights and demanding to be treated equally. Feminism is no longer just about women getting "power". It's about women being equals--no one gender having more power than the other.
In the most recent episode of Chicago Hope, Dr. Kate Austin spent a day being followed by a local reporter. An article was to be written about her because she was one of the top heart surgeons in the country--and a woman. Throughout the episode, Dr. Austin took every chance she had to point out that she was a woman. It seemed like every problem she had, she blaimed on men. The character of Dr. Austin has always been one of a strong female; one who stands up for what she believes in and tries to follow her own moral code. During this episode, however, they showed that sometimes a woman can become just too zealous about fighting the women's movement. By the end of the show, Dr. Austin was so blinded to the differences between the sexes that she didn't catch the fact that her male patient had bulemia. That was the point in time where, I believe, she realized that sometimes when you try too hard to stop sexism, you may just end up becoming sexist.
Women do need to do whatever they can so that their voices can be heard. At the same time, we need to know where that imaginary line is that once crossed, make us seem like little children whining for another cookie. That's when we begin not only to lose respect from men, but also from other women. We also need to keep in mind that we ARE human. Just like men, we have our own prejudices and stereotypes that we have to overcome so that we can see the world equally. Women are just as capable of being sexist as men are. It's just that we normally are the victims of sexism.
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