A short school response to Feminist Rhetoric theory

Yes, feminist criticism is still relevant. It is the deconstruction of the methods of oppression used in rhetoric. It focuses on marginalized groups and the domination that they experience under the dominant social group. I think a better title would be fitting, such as perhaps Social Criticism, but the issue with doing so is that one would strip it of its founding roots, which are still attached to a marginalized group. Stripping them of it could have wider and harsher consequences, such as delegitimizing feminism through stripping of its academic presence.

               I do not think there should be any reconstruction of feminist criticism in the wake of the Terf movement. If it is still a criticism style that pertains to the marginalized, as the book suggests, Then, that perfectly fits in with how trans and nonbinary people are marginalized. More thought should be taken when producing criticism involving gender to align with the growing understanding of gender as a social construct. The TERF movement is, in my opinion, a hate group that is attempting to claim its superiority through intellectual practices such as feminist criticism, which should not support their views.

               One of the biggest claims and core tents of the TERF movement mostly focuses on people assigned male at birth. From my research and understanding their main arguments are as follows. 1. Men are using transition as a way to invade women's spaces. 2. Women are being tricked into mutilating their bodies. Both of these issues are, in my opinion, sexist. The second argument is that it denies these men their agency in their own lives, and the women are not to be tricked. And for the first argument in lacks an understanding of the struggles of trans women. There are a hundred more points I could make, but It would take me an essay.