No, I am not a feminist. Yes, I am a woman who supports her fellow women in the fight towards our rights. The rights that we have as individuals in this free country. When it comes to certain matters in this world people think that women are taking things "too far" or they are being "too extra." But when it comes to our own bodies, we know our limitations and shouldn't have to hide or cower in fear every time we go out and try to meet new people. We shouldn't have to fear the way we choose to dress, the way we choose to look to make ourselves feel good and beautiful.
Yes, I am a woman who sees all the content online and in the news and no, I shouldn't be watching what I say and what I wear because it leads men to think that I want to be attacked or hollered at or groped. No, I am not a feminist, but I do support my fellow women who don't want to be taken for granted for speaking their minds. We are equal to men in many ways and everyone needs to realize that because we will fight for our rights to free speech and our right not to be treated like dirt. We are not "overreacting" to things people say, we are not "sensitive" to the fact that people say things as a "joke." We don't want to be shut down for our thoughts, or torn down by the precautions we decide to take for our safety.
We shouldn't have to live in a world where all you hear is "Love Trumps Hate" all the time, or where people of all genders and ethnicity should have to stay hidden away to keep themselves safe. As of now we are all living in some sort of fear because of the way we are all presenting our thoughts and putting them into words. We can't live in fear because this is the way that America decided our country to be like, and all we can do is survive it together. We can't tear apart people because of the way they are politically affiliated. There are going to be things that we will not all agree on, that only makes us human. But we can not let it get to the point where it will tear apart all types of relationships fighting about who is right. All we, as the people of America, can do is fight. And not fight for "making America great again" but fight for peace, and for love towards everyone who is in this country. Fight for your friends, fight for all the people you know and those that you don't. Fight and stand up for those who don't think they have a choice, and tell them they do. Tell them they have a voice that can be heard and use it to stand for what you believe in...
No, I am not a feminist... I do not label myself as a "feminist" because it is just a title. A word that people use to define themselves today to say that they are fighting for women's rights, but if you always believe in the rights that everyone has as a whole instead of just women you are not a feminist you are a person who cares for their country. I am someone who wants their country to see people as equals instead of constantly fighting between men and women. I am a woman, a woman who fights for herself, for the ones she loves and fights for what she believes in... and that's all I could ask for.
