Radical feminism infiltrating our schools

Whilst I don't believe this to be the greatest or most pressing issue within our society, I do think the article raises some important points. Just because it is trivial compared to many more serious issues in society, does not detract from the argument.

Miss and Sir are clearly not equal and have connotations that refer to a less equal past. Some people will say women are equal now, but this is merely an example of some vestiges of past inequality that still pervade our society. Personally, we should have some respectful genderless term to refer to teachers. I don't see why we need to categorise and demarcate teachers between either Sir or Miss. Why not just have a universal term like 'Professor'? Admittedly as someone said earlier, Miss and Sir are far more simple and involve only a single syllable.

I don't see anything about this article that leads me to believe that radical feminists are taking over education.

I, on the whole, don't agree with the article and do think the author is stretching a point, but they are definitely right in thinking that sexism against women is far from a non-issue in contemporary society (see this thread for a range of colourful examples!).

The fact that you also put the article under the heading of 'radical' feminism is rather amusing (and could be seen to undermine your insistence on being an advocate of equal opportunities, as you come across as seeming so concerned about feminism that you cite any form of pointing out potential examples of sexism against women as radical). Personally I'd view it maybe as eccentric, but don't see anything radical about making people aware of discrimination from a young age.

Also, sorry to bust your bubble, but I myself attend a private school and can let you know right now that any school worth its salt should not, and is not going to, stand up to discrimination of any kind; as sexism (against either sex) is still an issue, I think its right that it should be discussed in schools.

I feel so sorry for your daughter.

As a trainee teacher I thought you'd be smart enough to realise by now that there's only so much the law can do to prevent discrimination.

What store sells hoovers as a toy!? :s I don't really believe you saw that 'today' ...

Anyway, if you did, I wouldn't buy a toy that dumb for my child regardless of their gender.

You didn't know they existed?

http://m.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Role-Play/Dyson-DC14-Vacuum-Cleaner/0031169


The one I saw was in the Disney shop though.

men who support feminism are disgraces, stooping that low probably just to get a girl, they are shameless. also we need more non feminist women to speak out against feminists.

OK, the childishness ends here. I don't think people should rely on others when they can sort problems out themselves, and I don't want anyone to think they have special privileges that they don't have to work for, but I wouldn't call the right not to be discriminated against a 'special privilege'. Is it really a special privilege, for example, to expect to not have to be subject to abuse, either verbal or physical, for your gender, sexual orientation, race etc.? Particularly if your own child is discriminated against, how can it not be your responsibility as a parent to help her achieve justice through the legal system, if she has to and is not able to do so without support? Or anybody's child, for that matter.

I didn't refute your arguments because I didn't think I wanted to waste my time as I know it will fall on ears that are stoppered shut, but here goes:

I was saying that as someone who is meant to have achieved a certain level of intelligence (as people who complete teacher training are expected to have achieved), it's frankly astounding that you don't seem to know the difference between earning something through hard work and diligence, and having the right not to be unjustly discriminated against, along with the fact that you 'don't lose any sleep' over not helping people who are discriminated against.

Islamic extremism in schools is concerning and has rightly been receiving due attention in the media. However, a far more worrying form of extremism is creeping into our schools almost un-noticed.

The rise of radical feminism in our schools is extremely worrying and threatens this country's social fabric. Take a look at this extremist guff.

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6427726

We now have people working in our schools who try to impose conspiracy theories about gender on very young children. This is extremely concerning, and has led me to want to send my own daughter (aged 3) to a private school to stop her feeling such a sense of entitlement. All people, regardless of gender, will only truly achieve if they work towards their goals. Feminist thought tells them that as a woman, they should be given special privileges. I don't want my daughter to be corrupted by such nonsense. It is very concerning that our taxes are being spent on this.
Having just completed a PGCE (I have no intention of now entering teaching having seen how schools function), I have been privy to this nonsense and it horrifies me. I have seen early years practitioners encouraging, borderline pressuring, boys into wearing dresses during role play activities. This is not ethically right and is a clear example of how radical feminist thought is rising among adult women who are now trying to pass it on to our children. One practitioner looked down her nose at a parent whose son did not want to wear a dress during a school play. This boy had no interest in wearing dresses, yet the school wanted to force this on him all in the name of radical feminism. Terrifying.

More and more women are being taken in by this radical nonsense. I have seen intelligent, free-thinking young women becoming extreme feminists and spouting feminist extremism on Facebook after being exposed to these ideas at university: make no mistake, the higher education system also promotes the feminist agenda.

I am and always will be a strong advocate of equality of opportunity and equal treatment of women. What I will not support is unproven, highly controversial radical feminist conjecture being imposed on young children in state schools against their and their parents' will.

Its very concerning that my tax dollars went on funding your ill thought out course.

Would you mind definding what you mean by 'radical' or 'extreme' in relation to feminism? You use the terms frequently without explaining what you're on about.

Classic whataboutery followed by a strawman and a few canards for good measure.

I'm glad you aren't going to blight the education of the next generation if that is what you think is a good argument.

I define extreme/radical feminists as anyone who believes that women need additional legislation in their favour beyond existing legal protections of their rights.

So were the feminists who are fine with the current legal protections 'radical' or 'extreme' when they were campaigning for them to be put in place?

Or do you just think, by some amazing coincidence, that the laws we have in place right now are absolutely perfect and faultless?

Struggling to see where the whataboutery and strawmen are in my post.

Not totally faultless, but 90% of the problems feminists moan about are their own fault and there are no legal barriers to women achieving what they want to.

Can't be part of the Lords Spiritual can they?

The first and second paragraphs respectively.