When I thought about the world “feminism” and recent examples that I have seen or heard of, I thought of certain TV shows or movies I have seen that have portrayed women as strong characters and equal to the male character’s role. Many movies came to mind, such as Kill Bill, A League of Their Own, and The First Wives’ Club, but I think the best example would be Disney’s movie Mulan. In the beginning of the movie, Mulan admits that she does not think that she is capable of meeting up to her family’s and society’s expectations of being the “average woman”. She then joins the army but was disguised as a man. Although being a woman soldier was as at first tough for Mulan, she portrayed a female character who performed equally, if not better, than the male soldiers. Throughout the entire movie, she was outspoken and proved her intelligence and strength. In the end, it was the woman soldier, Mulan, who saved the nation and other’s life because of this strength and intelligence. I think this movie is a great example of feminism because it shows that women’s capabilities and strengths are not inferior to men’s as commonly thought. Mulan proved herself to be as capable of fighting and winning the war just as any other man could.
On the first day of class, we were asked to define feminism in our own words. Sadly, I could not define it properly so I said "things that involve women". Now that we are approaching the last days of this course, I now believe that there is no one definition of feminism. Today, I would define feminism as women being equal to men politically, economically, and socially.Now that I think about it, this course should be a requirement for all college students becasue you not only learn about women, but the things that we go through such as finally gaining a right to vote and earning a lesser pay than men despite the fact that we are both doing the same job.
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