I am a woman. I believe in equal rights. I love men, women, children and any human being. But, I do not, and will not defy myself as a western Feminist.
Western Feminists tend to protest and perform activism on issues that really, if you look at big pictures, aren't what should be fixed right now. There are so many other problems in the world that feminists, as well as anyone else should be focused to change other than paying for a box of tampons, freeing the nipple and even man-shaming. But isn't the point of being a "feminist" to fight for all genders rights and oppressions? I don't hear or see any feminist fighting for men's oppression of providing for the entire house-hold, do you?
Instead, I like to call myself a gender-power enthusiast. I love when women strive to be the best they can be: doing what they want, for whoever they want. If you want to wear makeup because YOU feel pretty with it, then do it! If you want to be the President of the United States, DO IT! Even when men excel in something, I love it! Why can't we encourage and be happy for everyone?!
If you do see yourself, and even call yourself a feminist, that's totally okay. And if you are an activist for issues other than the one's listed above, good for you! But maybe you are a feminist who has participated in a protest for freeing the nipple, and that's perfectly okay. Like I said, do what you want for who you want! But, just please know that ARE other issues out there, and we can even work on them together.