Recently, the internet has become a dystopian hellscape of women condemning feminism just because it isn't in the form they would like. There have been articles like this one, where the writer states that women are more respected than ever, and should basically pull back and let the men take control when the more "manly" things need to be done.

Women saying things like that is so unhealthy and disheartening.

Feminism is the movement built by strong-willed women who demanded a voice when all men were guaranteed to have one. And it has evolved into something greater, it expands across the US for rallies. It begs for equal pay and representation. It screams that time is up. It knows women are more than a piece of ass. It proves that women who are willing to speak up can make a difference for future generations.

Just by condemning feminism, you are going against everything women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone stood for. It is like saying a woman’s voice doesn’t matter, it’s kicking women when they’re already down, and have been since the beginning of time.

Without ever saying it, you’re telling the woman who was sexually harassed at her dream job that that's part of the process. It’s putting a delay on future progress.

At a time like this when we have a president who doesn’t respect women, females should at least be sticking up for one another. Instead, there are still women who are blind to the fact that they deserve better. It is almost expected that men won't try to understand the situation, which is why it is so much more important for women to be backed by their own.

There is no rulebook on being a “proper” feminist.

If speaking up and marching around with signs isn’t your thing, more power to you. But what isn’t okay is condemning those who are using their voices and fighting the system for equality. The whole movement was formed so that women have a chance to fight for what they believe is right.

There was another article, where a woman claimed she would "rather raise a family than a protest sign." You don’t have to be one of the awesome and powerful women who are proud to speak up and rally. You can be a proud and powerful stay at home mom. There is always some kind of importance in being female. Be a stay at home mom who teaches her daughter that she can take on the world and her son that he can grow up to be a man who listens and respects others. Anyone who wants to reproduce has the power to control the future and should know that.

Strong women can raise children and have families, cook and clean, be housewives and act as stereotypically ladylike as they choose. But they should also see a beauty in other women trying to defy that, if for no other reason than that their fellow women are working at it. You should want it for them.

Feminism is a valuable thing, a bond is being created with how successful and huge the movements are and any woman should be proud of that, whether that is specifically what they want or not.

Just having support for our fellow women is important. Bashing what some have been through is disgusting and intolerable. Consider yourself blessed if you haven’t experienced what those women were marching to end. Fight with them, not against. They have enough people against them. Why would you want to be a part of your own problem?