feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed. For whatever reason, we hold feminism to an unreasonable standard where the movement must be everything we want and must always make the best choices. When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement.
Roxane Gay, in her collection "Bad Feminist: Essays," argues that feminism is often criticized unfairly because it is driven by imperfect individuals. She highlights that every movement is composed of people who can make mistakes, yet society tends to hold feminism to unrealistic expectations, expecting it to be flawless and always make the right decisions.
When the actions of feminists do not align with our ideals, the tendency is to blame the entire movement rather than recognizing the inherent imperfections of its members. Gay emphasizes that this critique overlooks the fundamental human flaws that influence all movements, suggesting we need to reassess our expectations of feminism itself.
