LETTER: Missing the fundamental point about feminism

Lotus Gage Las Vegas August 22, 2026 - 9:01 pm Regarding Victor Joecks’ Aug. 16 column, “In a world of AOCs, be a Leavitt,” I felt compelled to respond to its logical deficiencies and how this debate misses the fundamental point of feminism. Feminism roots in self-determination and bodily autonomy, not prescribed choices. Claiming that feminism pushes women to abandon families masks a double-standard that breeds resentment against a system that devalues women’s choices. While ambitious men are praised, ambitious women are branded as traitors to an imaginary biological purpose. Biology dictates neither a woman’s fulfillment as a mother nor professional capability. Romanticizing domesticity relies on the myth that motherhood guarantees happiness and well-being, which sociological studies ref