{"id":109707,"date":"2026-05-07T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=109707"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:03:52","slug":"radical-feminism-waking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/radical-feminism-waking\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons Why Radical Feminism Is Waking Up Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:66.69921875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:66.666666666667%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:66.7%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:66.69921875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.34765625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:61.9140625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-8::before{padding-top:66.50390625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-8{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Just last year, I was exactly the kind of person who rolled their eyes at modern feminism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought that the <strong>third and fourth waves<\/strong> had lost the plot, obsessing over micro-aggression and shampoo prices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought feminism in the West had achieved its goals and was now collapsing in on itself. Turns out, I was dead wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those radical activists weren&rsquo;t complaining for the sake of it; they were sounding an alarm I was too privileged to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s clear to me now: We might have <strong>rights<\/strong>, but if we don&rsquo;t <strong>proteger<\/strong> them, they will be stripped away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Bodily Autonomy Is Under Attack<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109740\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='683'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109740 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1024x683.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-4-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The battle of reproductive rights sounds like something that should have been won a century ago, but it&rsquo;s still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are currently witnessing a coordinated attack on women&rsquo;s right to decide what happens to their bodies, and it&rsquo;s happening right here in the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&rsquo;re not talking about remote, extremely religious villages; this is happening in <strong>Europe and the US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overturning of <a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/explainer-us-supreme-court-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=17045590957&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAoRN4DpVggVta4FSGFwGOoTju1z4k&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDqKK70oslj5WOylShh4vfksZ2GNSirjEBX9A-AnMoeEUwkkikpg1RoCGHoQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roe v Wade<\/a> in the US wasn&rsquo;t an isolated incident. It served as a green light for regressive forces worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the state can force you to carry a pregnancy against your will, you&rsquo;re not free even in your own body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radical feminism is waking up because we realize that without being able to <strong>govern our own bodies<\/strong>, every other right becomes a polite suggestion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The Patriarchy Is Alive and Well<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109734\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3.jpg 939w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"626\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20939%20626'%3E%3Crect%20width='939'%20height='626'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109734 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3.jpg 939w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-3-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For years, I treated patriarchy as a word people throw around to excuse their personal failures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But looking around now, I realize it&rsquo;s very real. It&rsquo;s the invisible framework that controls our lives, ensuring that power remains in the hands of powerful men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s why women&rsquo;s voices are drowned out in boardrooms and why domestic labor is still &ldquo;women&rsquo;s work.&rdquo; Not to mention, it&rsquo;s also why <strong>women&rsquo;s safety<\/strong> is still an afterthought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The patriarchy loosened its grip only a little because radical feminists of the past forced it to, and now it&rsquo;s trying to erase our progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system we live under was designed to <strong>keep women subservient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s been in place for so long that it&rsquo;s sold us this idea about women being naturally passive and obedient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jameelajamil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameela Jamil<\/a> said, &ldquo;If women were submissive, they would have submitted by now!&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The Legal System Continues to Fail Women<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109741\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5.jpg\" alt=\"feminism radical\" class=\"wp-image-109741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='667'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"feminism radical\" class=\"wp-image-109741 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-5-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We like to believe that the law is neutral, but more often than not, it looks like justice is only blind in mythological stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time and again, the law fails to prevent <strong>abuse and exploitation<\/strong>, or secure fair treatment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just look at the systemic abuse of young girls in the UK. The law keeps turning away from it, doing everything to help those who are causing them harm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When perpetrators walk free or receive laughably light sentences for violence against women, the system is clearly telling us that our safety isn&rsquo;t a priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The law is supposed to protect the vulnerable, yet it often does anything but.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radical feminism is rising because women are tired of a system that treats misogyny as a minor inconvenience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The Rise of Far-Right Extremism<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109737\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109737 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1024x576.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-7-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The political landscape is changing so fast; seemingly overnight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the far-left didn&rsquo;t do women much justice, the far-right is openly attacking the rights our predecessors fought for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;Conservative&rdquo; politicians and their supporters are championing traditional values, which just means stripping women of their <strong>autonomy<\/strong> e <strong>independ\u00eancia financeira<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Hungary to Poland, to the deep red states of America, the agenda is clear: erase women&rsquo;s rights and enforce a rigid gender hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of these <strong>regressive ideologies<\/strong> is proof that the progress we thought was cemented is actually paper-thin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feminism isn&rsquo;t just convenient anymore; it needs to be radical and persistent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109735\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='683'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109735 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-2-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Violence against women is a global pandemic, yet it&rsquo;s treated like <strong>the status quo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A certain online network with 62 million visitors in just February puts in perspective just how much danger women are in, even at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Random violence does happen in bad parts of town, and we&rsquo;re all aware enough to be careful in those situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We accept that we can&rsquo;t go for late-night walks alone, and that we can&rsquo;t go jogging early in the morning when there aren&rsquo;t enough people around. But not even being able to relax at home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radical feminism is waking up because we&rsquo;re exhausted by the constant hum of <strong>threat women live under<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&rsquo;ve been hearing &ldquo;not all men&rdquo; long enough; and sure, it&rsquo;s not all of them, but it is <em>apenas<\/em> eles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These aren&rsquo;t isolated incidents we&rsquo;re talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Industries Continue to Profit From Women&rsquo;s Bodies<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109739\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20577'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='577'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109739 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1024x577.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You might think we&rsquo;ve moved past the era of treating women&rsquo;s bodies as <strong>property<\/strong>, but look a little closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insane beauty standards and the adult content industry are only two examples of systems that earn billions off the backs of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&rsquo;ve been telling ourselves it&rsquo;s all empowerment long enough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radical feminism challenges that narrative. It argues that true liberation means being <strong>valued for <\/strong>nosso <strong>humanidade<\/strong>, talents, contribution, brains, not the potential for exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women want to reclaim the right to exist without being pretty or marketable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. The Language<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109736\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1024x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-960x594.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1080x669.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-170x105.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20634'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='634'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109736 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1024x634.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-960x594.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-1080x669.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-6-170x105.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There&rsquo;s also an Orwellian trend attempting to erase the reality of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words like &ldquo;mother,&rdquo; &ldquo;woman,&rdquo; and &ldquo;girl&rdquo; are being <strong>excluded from legislation<\/strong> and public conversation in favor of vague and inclusive language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;Birthing person&rdquo; and &ldquo;womb carrier&rdquo; are the insane words used to replace a perfectly simple word we have for a female human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radical feminism is returning because women refuse to disappear into some unnamed category to make other people comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. The Complacency<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-109738\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20681'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='681'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109738 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1024x681.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/feminism-movement-8-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; 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