It's OK, Feminists Are Over You Too
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It's OK, Feminists Are Over You Too

Because equality is something I will always stand for.

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It's OK, Feminists Are Over You Too

After reading "I Am A Female and I Am So Over Feminists", I'm a more than a little concerned. The author had a few fair points, but what followed is what had me worried about a woman who didn't consider herself a feminist. This is not my claim for dominance, this is my demand for equality.

Women have never been more respected, but that doesn't mean that we are getting the respect we deserve. We still get told by people that they hope we get raped for not having the same opinion or that we shouldn't dress a certain way otherwise we deserve to get raped. That doesn't sound like the respect a human being deserves to have to me.

After Trump's comments recently being leaked and how many people excuse the fact that he thinks he can get away with sexual assault and rape because he's rich, I think now there is a bigger need than ever for women to be feminists. There's no excuse for rape or assault, and no one should be excusing it. That's not respect. That's degradation and victim blaming of women.

One in every five women and one in every sixteen men are raped or sexually assaulted in college. This is an issue for feminists everywhere because both groups are blamed for the fact that someone decided to use their bodies without their consent.

And unlike the other article claims, I am equal to a man, thank you very much. If a woman can keep up with a man in sports, there's no reason they shouldn't be in the NFL or any other male sport. I might not be able to stand being hit by a 220 pound linebacker and most guys can't, but maybe the woman next to me can. I'm not going to stop someone from holding doors open or picking up the tab once in a while, but most people I know do the same thing in return. I and many other women have proven to be just as strong as the average man. We aren't biologically weaker or biologically smarter.

On the subject of wages, just because we are breaking these glass ceilings doesn't mean we need to stop talking about. Blaming men here is because they tend to be the ones in charge that are paying women less because barely 8% of CEOs are women. This is an issue even if women have only entered the workforce recently, and it's not something I'm going to be quiet about until it's fixed.

I'm not ever going to claim that I'm better than men, but I'm a feminist because I recognize women are treated unfairly compared to men. The idea that we're meant to balance each other creates the idea that women can't be cold or strong and men can't be vulnerable or weak. It hurts both genders, and I'm tired of watching people on both sides of the fence suffer. This includes you and everyone else on this planet. It's for all gender, races, religions, and beliefs.

So you might be over feminists, but I'm not and I never will be.

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