cover photo:(Reuters / Shannon Stapleton)
People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017.N.b.- if you aren’t a feminist, I hope that by the end of this post I have convinced you to become one. If you are already a feminist, I hope that I have just solidified your reasoning for being one. If you are a meninist, go away.
Enjoy!
I’m gonna be real, when I was younger I didn’t really know what feminism meant. I thought in order to be a feminist you had to go out and protest and shout about it. I also got it confused with misandry, which is the idea that women should be above men.
As I grew older I became aware of things happening around me, from hearing stories from my friends about catcalling or watching the news and hearing about a man who was jailed for beating his wife to death. It seemed like life could be pretty rubbish for women. So obviously, I found myself agreeing with all the things feminists stood for. I mean, why wouldn’t you agree that men and women should be equal? There isn’t really a logical argument against it, other than the fact that you are deluded or a misogynist. Or both.
Also, when I say feminism what I mean is intersectional feminism which is about all women, including women of colour and women from all different cultures, being equal in rights to men. The problem with using the word feminism is that is aossicated with “white feminism” (white women wanting to be equal to men). As a WOC, intersectional feminism is very important to me, as although women in general are at a disadvantage, it is clear that women of colour are at a greater disadvantage. It is so strange that it is 2017 and yet we still have to protest and march for equality. Socially, we have barely made progress since the suffrage movement. It’s as if women got the vote and then people thought that was enough.
With everything that is happening right now (thanks to Trump) I think that feminism in general has gained a bigger, more positive image, symbolizing solidarity between women. I think it is so important for more people to join the movement and support each other. It was so amazing to see so many women and men get involved and become part of this global feminism movement. I kind of restores my faith in the human race when I see things like the women’s marches that took place in London and all over America (and the protests at the airports against the Muslim ban- not really to do with feminism but still really cool).
Feminism is more than just a word. It symbolises support and encouragement between people all over the world. This sounds so cheesy, but it really is #girlpower all the way.
LOVE TRUMPS HATE EVERYBODY!!
February 27, 2017 at 8:34 pm
Whoo long live feminism! I think ‘meninists’ are just seeing the most extreme forms of feminism and attributing that to the entire movement, or they can’t see the inequalities between women and men; either way they’re misguided and everyone needs to listen to each other. Great post 🙂
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February 27, 2017 at 9:14 pm
thank you 😊, and exactly! if everybody listened to each other I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t have all these problems(trump) going on right now.
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February 28, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Haha well put 😉 we just need to share the love rather than focussing on what divides us!
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February 28, 2017 at 4:05 pm
hahahaha thank you!
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February 28, 2017 at 12:36 am
I loved this post and long live feminism (and humanism) indeed – I love that since Trump and the marches women are banding together stronger than ever. It is as if Trump has given us a common evil to fight. Great post.
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February 28, 2017 at 7:54 am
Thank you so much 😊
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February 28, 2017 at 4:11 pm
thank you so much! and definitely- I think trump was a wake up call to people that we need to stick together in order to fight bigger problems!
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February 28, 2017 at 8:23 pm
Hi – glad you enjoyed it 😊
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March 2, 2017 at 7:08 am
Very powerful and fierce post.
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March 2, 2017 at 8:13 am
Thanks!
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June 6, 2017 at 3:58 am
Feeling close to feminism as a girl is a matter of sensivity and experience. Sometimes it can’t be understood until theory (that women are discriminated) becomes personal reality.
On youtube there are several videos about a matriarchal society still existing in China, the Mosuo. In one of them, a young girl says that ‘being a woman is great, ’cause they can do whatever they want’. For her it’s natural, while it probably sounds strange to us.
We wrote an article about the Mosuo, it’s illuminating, hope you’ll like it.
http://wp.me/p8HXdM-7T
🙂 Have a good day
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June 7, 2017 at 4:31 pm
I’m definitely gonna read up on the Mosuo- I didn’t even know any matriarchal societies existed! I really appreciate you taking the time to give your opinion and comment, and I will definitely check out your post!
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