I
want to write about feminism.
I
want to write about how much the word 'feminism' means to me.
But
I can't find where to start. I can't find the right place to hook people into whatever
points I have to make because I find it impossible to think that a person
couldn't be a feminist.
I
suppose I could start with the whole 'feminist vs. equalist' argument.
I
could start with the fact that I've had other women tell me that men don't want
a strong woman, they want someone they can take care of and protect.
I
could start with the fact that its 2015 and there is still a wage gap between
the sexes.
I
could start with the fact that men feel that they can't tell others when
they've been sexually assaulted because it'll decrease their masculinity.
I
could start with the sad fact that patriarchal views make men think their
masculinity is so important that they value it more than their mental health.
I
could start by saying how my mother's view on women makes her tell me that
losing weight and wearing proper makeup and clothes will make people like me
more.
But
I just can't decide.
Feminism
is so important. Feminism wants women to have the right to choose what
they do with their own bodies. Feminism wants men to be able to wear
skirts in public without ridicule. Feminism wants people, no matter what color,
gender, age, or what have you, to be treated as people. Without judgment. Without
ridicule. Feminism is the reason that I’ve learned to love myself. Feminism isn’t
about just women anymore. Feminism is a movement for all and Feminism is a
movement that should be fought for until there is nothing left to fight for.
Amen! Well said. Everyone should be a Feminist.
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