I want to start this out by saying that being a woman is empowering, but so is being a man. The #MeToo movement was beautiful in some ways but so detrimental to our society in others. The #MeToo movement almost made men seem as if they are the problem, men rape, men take advantage of women, and of course, this is true and I commend women for speaking out about their injustice, but not all men are evil rapists.

Feminists might hate me for saying this, but women can also be evil rapists.

The #MeToo movement made it seem as if all men were the problem, and almost shamed the male gender into thinking that they were inferior to the female gender. This... is just not true. The #MeToo movement should've been a human issue, because both men and women can be predators in a sexual assault. Men do get sexually assaulted, just like some women, and this creates injustice for everyone. Men who tried to speak out about their sexual assault were not given the same sense of community of support that women were, and this is wrong. But, thinking this is wrong does not make me not a feminist.

When I say I'm a feminist, I mean I believe in equality. I mean that it should not be assumed that women are going to have children, and it should not be assumed that women are more replaceable because they are going to take more time off with their newborn so they should be paid less.

First off, not all women have children, and when applying for a job, that should not even be a consideration in the factor. If a woman does a good job at a job, she should be getting paid the same as her male equal, despite possibly in the future having a child, which may or may not even be true. I'll state again that I believe in equality. I believe men and women are both necessary for a smooth-running society, and that both should be receiving the same benefits for their equal job and equal time put into a job.

Being a woman should not indicate to an employer that I'm flaky, or won't put my all into my work. Newsflash: men can be flaky and not put time into their work.

Being a woman does not mean that I'm just all emotion, and being a man does not mean that you're emotionless.

Being a feminist does not mean that I hate men, it means I love myself and believe I as well as other women deserve the same chance as a man, assuming we have the same qualifications. Neither gender is better, we're just human with our own personal set of strengths and weaknesses.