The Family Minister vs. the Feminist: German Women at War

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2010-11-12 16:23

Article here. Excerpt:

'They are perhaps the most high-profile women in Germany after Chancellor Angela Merkel: Kristina Schröder, the young, glamorous minister for families, women and pensioners, and Alice Schwarzer, the seasoned feminist intellectual and campaigner. And they're embroiled in an unseemly, vitriolic war of words over sex, the role of women and feminism. Played out in the mass media, the slanging match is providing titillating fodder for the press — but many German women fear it is also undermining their ongoing struggle for equality.

It all started when Schröder — at 33 the youngest member of Merkel's cabinet — attacked the 1970s feminist movement, telling Der Spiegel news magazine on Nov. 7 that early feminism "overlooked the fact that partnership and children can provide happiness." The conservative minister, who's known for her prim and proper attire, went on to say: "For me, emancipation will only be truly reached if a woman can wear make-up and skirts without having her abilities doubted as a result."'

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Germany is still a man's world

And Germany is the ONLY Western country that does not have trade deficit with China.

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Single men is the only social group benefited from feminism.

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Submitted by nbdspcl on Fri, 2010-11-12 19:57

It's an understatement to say early feminists "overlooked the fact that partnership and children can provide happiness."

They were dead set against marriage and wanted to destroy it because it was the primary means for the oppression of women.

Then same-sex marriage came along. In a same-sex marriage, which is the oppressor and which is the oppressed?

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Submitted by el cid on Sat, 2010-11-13 00:45