Many Indian/Hindu feminists when confronted with reality check on destructive nature of feminism claim that it is implemented badly in the west and in India and hence few glitches can be ironed out through Hinduism. However, this is a flawed view as feminism is flawed at the very fundamental level.
Feminism at its core is described here as a Marxist idea of class warfare which pits women as a class against men as a class.
In most cases, feminists try to create a gender war when there is no problem to begin with. Their campaign regarding wage gap is one such example. The article argues that once corrected for different occupations and career choices, the gender pay gap largely disappears.
It further argues that in family-based societies men and women are not separate economic classes because household income is shared within the family.
This is what the feminist ideology gets wrong- it only views the issues of society from a female individualistic view instead of having a holistic view on the subject.
Feminism causes unnecessary gender wars
By turning social issues and practices into a gendered one, feminism turns simple issues into gender wars between men and women. The article uses dowry as an example and argues that both women and men can be objectified by marriage-market expectations.
When husband and wife start competing over who sacrifices more, family solidarity breaks down. The article argues that this conflict-driven framework contributed to fractured families and high divorce rates in the west.
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Image Source and clarification:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/goddesses-hurt-indian-feminists-2013105104822923415.html
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