Feminism is the most popular F- word these days, and I'm going to be honest: I don't like it. Don't get me wrong - I'm all for girl power and equal pay, but that's not what feminism is anymore. It's sad to see so many women taking a stance without knowing all the facts about the newest craze. Here is why I hate feminism.
A lot of women use feminism as an excuse to act a certain way. Some women think that it's okay to be rude because they "don't have the same rights" as men... but men and women have the same rights. It's not a lawful issue, it's a human issue. Men and women may not have equal pay everywhere, and we may not be treated the same way. But those aren't things that can be fixed by making laws and protesting all over the country. Those things are specific to certain people, and it doesn't make a woman's case any better when she's rude because she thinks she deserves something.
Women aren't better than men, and men aren't better than women. It's kind of sad that a statement like that has to be made sometimes. Some people do have that kind of mindset, and that's terrible. God made men and women to be equal. And when it comes to the home and the church, men and women have their places. No single person made those places, but God made those decisions, and that alone should suffice. But for most people it doesn't. Men and women are equal in the eyes of God. We just have different roles, and that is okay.
This next point may seem unnecessary, but it truly does bug me. Since the feminism movement caught wind, it has changed the way people speak and write. Gender neutral pronouns are used as not to spark tension. Words like 'mankind' for generalizing a group and saying 'he' instead of ' he or she' make for writing things a little more difficult. You don't want to put anyone out, but if I'm generalizing is it really so bad to say 'he'?
I believe in being body positive and encouraging young girls, but I don't believe being a feminist is the way to do that. There are other routes for bringing positive thoughts and actions into young lives. I don't want to base my beliefs on what feminism says I should. I don't think that the world should be pro-choice because my body belongs to God, and there's another life that's involved in that movement. I do believe that men and women are equal. I don't think that your gender or status gives you any room to act rudely. My beliefs are rooted in God and the standards that He has set, not in what a movement says I should believe.
