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Feminism Third Wave Feminism - Van Zoonen, bell hooks and Butler A response to those who thought Feminism had achieved its purpose. Emerged in the 1990s. Worked against the idea that feminists were victims. Third wave feminism is associated with the emergence of lipstick feminists and raunchy culture . New feminists advocate for " expressions of femininity and female sexuality as challenge to objectification ". this included the rejection of restrictions - patriarchal or feminist - to define or control how women should dress, act, or express themselves. These contrasted with the fierce anti-pornography/female exploitation element of feminism in the Second Wave of 1960-1990. Second wave feminism held the idea of "victim feminism", viewing pornography as encouraging violence towards women. New feminists hold that ability to make autonomous choices about self-expression can be an empowering act of subversion of the dominant male cultural norms, n...

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