Feminimasculinism

Abstract

This hermeneutical treatise presents a new gender philosophy named, “Feminimasculinism”.  This novel gender philosophy is a “double” or “complete” narrative of gender fissure. The fundamental problem that inspired this critical and innovative discourse is the realization that the feminist story is a single story that asserts the female gender as the most unfortunate of society. This single narrative is mostly silent concerning the dilemma, entailments, and encumbrances of the male child. With the critical method of hermeneutics, the study reveals the unspoken plights of the boy-child. Consequently, the treatise argues that a sustainable gender discourse capable of perpetually resolving the perennial, ubiquitous and prevailing gender fissure must progressively move away from feminism and masculinism to feminimasculinism. The theory or philosophy of Feminimasculinism is an integrated meta-science that proposes that gender discourses should not just be about exposing the predicament of the girl-child and canvasing for her rights, thereby presenting her as the unfortunate gender. Rather, critical and sustainable gender discourses also must pay equal attention to the unfortunate or ironic twist of fate and predicament of the boy-child. On the basis of the findings of this expository analysis, the paper recommends that to achieve sustainable gender equality, it is germane for gender discourse to progressively move away from masculinism and feminism to feminimasculinism. The study is a qualitative research based on secondary data and extended theoretical analysis.