This is an article from a 1st world, woman’s, online magazine that has links to other “highly regarded” and “academic” articles such as…

These supplements make your vagina taste ‘semi-fruity’

This police department built a condo for a stray cat and now she’s part of the team

Apparently a musical note featured in the Star Trek soundtrack can make women orgasm

This guy received a letter of apology from his ex which he then graded and sent back

According to LFW, we’re all going to be wearing corsets again next year

Why does anybody even read this stuff?

The article describes a practice that no longer has any relevance. The number of people getting married has been steadily decreasing in the UK since 1862. When couples do get hitched here it’s completely their choice, not their parents. The practice of the bride being “given away” by her Father doesn’t have any meaning anymore either . Ownership is never implied. If a woman doesn’t want her father to attend her wedding she doesn’t even have to have him there, it’s her choice!

So, when a woman makes a choice to get married here, it is her that determines if her Father will even be a part of the wedding (not the other way round). I’ll bet the woman and her female friends will be the ones planning the wedding from start to finish too (including what form the ceremony and vows should take). The bride’s father is only ever there at his daughters request, to make her happy. After all he has probably been there for her all her life. As far as her boyfriend asking for the Father’s permission for her hand goes, I really don’t think he would have any power to say yes or no these days (does this even happen anymore?).

Marriage may or may not have been about controlling women at one time, but it clearly isn’t now. Lots of people opt for alternative ceremonies and vows nowadays, they are free to do so. The only way any old fashioned traditions are included in a wedding now is if both the bride and groom want them included. That doesn’t seem very oppressive to me? So, given that the bride now makes virtually all the decisions and has most of the control, the practice mentioned in the article is clearly a non issue. This practice hasn’t had any relevance for decades. Why then are people still trying to use it to make men look like the bad guys?

YES, modern feminism does go to far.

Once again there is only a focus on a single aspect of a situation that portrays men in a bad light. All the other aspects that are advantageous to the woman are completely ignored. I guess sometimes it’s hard to hide the hatred and desire to dominate. Western 3rd wave feminists don’t have many legitimate complaints here any more. This is clear when they are forced to complain about things that were only significant here decades, or even hundreds of years ago.