Post-Modern Feminism

So before this class, I never really questioned the idea of feminism, and like Valenti suggested, the term automatically brought all of the typical negative stereotypes to mind. Even after reading Valenti, my opinion was slightly changed but i still wasn't really intrigued by the movement-it just kind of seemed like common sense. However, reading Tong's book has significantly changed how i think about it. First of all I never considered how diverse something as seemingly simple as feminism could be. I specifically read the chapter on post modern feminism. My main concepts from the chapter were that they were mostly concerned with including everyone and avoiding divisions. Their broad definition was that there is no right way to be a feminist. I agree that i don't think there's any one way to do anything, but like the critics suggested i think thats too broad of a statement to actually unify a movement. Inclusion is important but so is action and I don't think they really focus much on action. However, i think they do focus on key concepts that other groups breeze over. The language aspect is one that I think they do a good job of emphasizing. The fact that the concept of gender is so wholly ingrained into our language makes change nearly impossible. Without having the words to describe something, its nearly impossible to explain the problem let alone the solution. Overall I think they have the right idea, and touch on incredibly important topics. but i have to agree with the criticisms in that they lack any real cohesion and it seems to be more of a philosophy than a real movement. However, i think that if incorporated into already solidified movements, they're ideas could be hugely influential.