Feminist TheoryIntroductionFeminist theory is an aspect of viewing feminism as based on socio-phenomenal issues rather than biological or scientific issues. Appreciates gender inequality, analyzes the social roles played by feminists in an attempt to promote women's interests, issues and rights in society. It is also based on the assumption that women play subsidiary roles in society. The whole idea of ​​feminism has however faced obstacles in the form of stereotypes from the society at large. This article seeks to examine some of the effects of stereotypes that feminism goes through, what other philosophers say, and the way forward to end stereotypes. To begin with, according to many philosophers, it would be wise to argue that stereotyping of feminism, especially by men, is not based on their biological constitution but rather on their culture. Culture has imparted to men some unique beliefs in specific thoughts, feelings, and behaviors towards women as a whole and feminists in particular. This notion has however been criticized by angry women philosophers such as Jean Grimshaw who argue that simply being born to a man is not a sufficient reason to criticize feminist women. Other feminists who have criticized this stereotyping by men in the form of philosophical connotations argue that philosophy itself has many flaws. According to Deleuze and Guattari (1994), philosophy is not reflexive and does not communicate or contemplate. This could be in response to those philosophers who tend to dwell on unrelated topics and ignore the whole topic related to women's emancipation. A case in point is the “Man of Reason” concept approach which states that the relationship between man and woman is distinct. ...... middle of paper ...... leage appearing as radical extremists and derogatory towards men at the expense of the plight and well-being of women. (Conaway, 2005) Works Cited Conaway, C. (2005). A psychological effect of stereotypes. Retrieved March 5, 2012, fromCountering Steriotypes by Changing Rules: http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/nerr/rr2005/q1/section3c.pdfDeleuze, G., & Guattari, F. (1994). What is philosophy? New York: Verso.Gentile, L. (2008). The relationship between gender identity and the effects of stereotype threat on women's mathematical performance. Retrieved March 5, 2012, from Counseling Psychology Dissertations: http://iris.lib.neu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=couns_psych_diss&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google. co .ke%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Deffets%2Bof%2B%2Bstereotypes%2Bon%2Brelationships%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D7%26ved%3D0CFUQFjAG%