I am sick to death of hearing this bullshit
question. The second people find out i'm a feminist they immediately ask this
question.
"Why aren't you a humanist NOT a
feminist?"
"Why isn't it just “equality”?.."
My eyes feel bruised the amount of times I've rolled
them at this.
People have such a warped view on feminism. Its
become this word that is almost mocked...sorry i say "almost mocked"
but what i mean is... its completely and utterly taken this piss out off.
For those who know me, they know i'm a pretty
passionate feminist. No, this does not mean I don't wear deodorant...I sweat
like a pig, deodorant for me is a must!! No, this does not mean I don't
shave... again, I sweat like a pig, its a must. No, I don't hate all men, in
fact I love men. No, I'm not angry all the time. No, i'm not butch, or
"unfeminine" , or against femininity. I wear heels, I adore makeup, I
don't mind being TAKEN for dates, I will let a man pay for our meal if that's
what we both decide and I'll let a man hold a door open for me..I fucking love
chivalry, but that doesn't make any less of a feminist ( because spoiler:
that's not what the issue is about kids!!) . But what I don't llike is being
constantly underestimated, mocked, sexualized, unappreciated or exploited all
because i'm a woman.
What people seem to forget it what the ACTUAL
meaning of feminism is. So here it is..
Feminism: The advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes
....The equality of the sexes. Where is the mix up
here?
Feminism is not the hatred towards men. It has never
been about that. It is not a movement to discourage men, or to make men lower
than women nor is it a movement to promote female superiority. If this
concept can be understood when fighting for rights for sexuality, race or
disability why cant it be understood for gender?
I don't hate men. in fact, i love men! Where would
we be without them? However, where would we be without women? Both genders make
the world go round.. and its time people start recognizing that.
Feminism is called feminism and not equalism or
humanism because women have been suppressed for years. It is a movement for
women to become AS EQUAL as men. A movement for women to have the SAME rights
as men. Its exactly like saying why isn't the Black Lives Matter movement
called all lives matter? Well, that's because white people had a a hell of a lot more rights than white people...
Females are the underprivileged gender. You attain
gender equality by advocating for the rights of the underprivileged gender.
Makes sense to me. I'll put it in easier words... If you have 4 slices of
pepperoni pizza and 6 slices of BBQ pizza and wanted to have an equal amount
you would OBVIOUSLY fight for the extra 2 pieces of pepperoni. You
wouldn't kick up a fuss about both types of pizza...just the pepperoni
pizza...because that's the one that's type you have less of...get it?
Only 27% of men and 35% of women consider themselves
to be feminist, despite the vast majority of people agreeing that men and women
should be equal in every way - which I honestly find hilarious. I'm done being
polite about it... it's fucking idiotic. I’ve had many conversations
friends of mine (both female and male) where they have stated that they are not feminists
because, get this... they believe in equality. Yeah so... You're a feminist? Bloody crazy.
Get this idea of a crazy feminist shouting at men in
the street, not shaving and not wearing a bra out of your head. That's not what
this is about and the average feminist isnt like this. Yes, there are man haters in the world, but they’re not feminist and should even come into play when deciding if you should be a feminist. Just because there
are extremists in the world doesn't mean you should brand everyone else in the
same way.
To sum up. Feminists don't want to overpower men, we
just want to be as equal as them. But we call it feminism because its the
females that have less rights than the men do. So can we please stop asking that
question now? Fabulous.
Until next time. Cass x
