Ever since the 1800's women have made claim after claim that men are the primary reason that they have been oppressed in society for so long. Feminists were convinced that all men of the world had united to plan a conspiracy against them. Susan Faludi, a prominent figure and author of the feminist movement, claims that during the 1980's all men had a common goal to hold back progressing women: "Male nerves rebelled once more, a

s 'a decline in American manhood' became the obsession of male clergy, writers, politicians, and scholars" (Faludi 380). Faludi is claiming that some how men of all different professions conspired together to try and hold back progressive women. She claims that there was a lack of women holding important or authoritative jobs in corporate America. She argues that there was a scare amongst all men that women were beginning to take over the universities, businesses, and the military. She even goes so far as to imply that President Ronald Reagan blamed the high unemployment rates during the 80's on women; saying it was due to the high number of women entering the work force. Faludi made many claims and accusations that were later found to be false.

Feminists are constantly blaming men for not only their own personal problems, but for all the problems of the world. Our society is in the midst of holding people to a certain standard according to the way they look. Naomi Wolf feels as if men have set this standard, while in actuality women created it. Men aren't the ones who promote cosmetics on TV or tell women they have to look a certain way. It's women that you see on TV promoting cosmetic surgeries that will supposedly make them more beautiful. However, feminist, like Naomi Wolf, have a huge hang up on the fact that men have created this beauty myth. When in fact women are the ones that are making other women feel insecure about the way they look. Super models have become the heroes of little girls in our society. When they should be playing with Barbie and Ken dolls, they seem as though they would rather play with their mothers make up. From the first time they open

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