In Mina Loy’s “Feminist Manifesto”, she rejects the fact that women are equal to men. In her writing she encourages women to basically dehumanize themselves to fit into society and to claim power. “Woman must destroy in herself the desire to be loved” This basically implies that in order to be taken seriously by a man, a woman must not be soft and avoid loving relationships. It also implies that it will rid men of the notion that women are of objects for sex. She continues to state that although women should stay emotionally detached in order to maintain respect, sex isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It should only be used for reproduction purposes. If I was to write a feminist manifesto, I would write about the objectification of women all around the world. Women everywhere are sexually objectified based on their bodies/looks whether it be in the middle east or even in some place like miami. All around us there are billboards, posters, magazines, and movies telling women how they should look, starting from a very early age. It’s very rare to come across such things for men. They are so many unrealistic expectations for women to look a certain way that it can cause a lot of issues within themselves, get in the way of building their characters and confidence. Women are told from a young age that they need to look beautiful or presentable in order to find “Prince Charming.” Society pressures women to act a certain way, in order to satisfy the needs of men, mostly. This often keeps them from being their true selves because a lot of women are afraid of being judged. Mina Loy encourages women to get rid of that fear and embrace themselves by first stripping themselves of emotions towards men, which will lead to them not caring about what other men want or need which is an essential part of being a human being first.

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