Dismantling The Nuclear Family Isn't The Solution. It’s The Problem
October 27, 2020
Feminism has fallen into two traps. The first is that it blatantly ignores real human rights issues in favor of entitled, privileged-brand feminism. The second is that feminism undermines the institutions of marriage and the family, institutions that arguably protect the best interests of women and children.
Fourth-wave feminism, building upon earlier works of second and third-wave feminism, seeks to denigrate the nuclear family, the institution of marriage, and the nuclear family as oppressive hindrances to the natural freedom of women. Fourth-wave feminism is but a female-centric exploration of Rousseau’s idea that "man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains," meaning that women are born free, but have been shackled by patriarchy and internalized misogyny.
