Nobody's fault but our own

In class, we talked about Simone de Beauvoir and feminism and the issues that people have with the stereotypical characteristics that people commonly place upon women. I don't have any problems with feminists because everyone is entitled to their opinions, but it seems to me that most women don't really have problems with the stereotypes placed upon them. There are some women who want to be called feminine and take on all the traits that come along with that term. Many women enjoy taking their place as women in the world. My friend used to tell me that if she could just marry her rich boyfriend, have babies, and stay at home being a housewife, then she would love to do that. And many girls have told me similar stories. So the issue isn't always the way that people perceive women, because the issue can also be within the minds of the women themselves. There are certain women who are content with being the "second sex" or being placed in the shadow of a man. We as women may have to change our own thoughts before we can change the thoughts of everyone else in the world. Yes, there are men who oppress us and try to make us into objects or make us feel inferior to them. However, in some aspects it is nobody's fault but our own when it comes to issues of femininity.