Being a feminist by definition means you believe women should be valued equally to men.
The end.
It does not automatically mean:
- You hate men.
- You want men to have it worse than women.
- You want to be “treated like a man.”
- You must give up your femininity and “think/dress/act like a man.”
- You wear a vagina hat and shout obscenities in rallies and marches.
- You are angry and bitter about life in general.
- You want the word “man” removed entirely from common language.
- You share a #metoo story with the intention of taking down the entire male race. (*Really, we just want to prepare future women to be stronger than the many who kept silent for so many years, perpetuating sexual assault being commonplace and keeping women in a state of vulnerability because of it).
In fact, you can be a man and a feminist. Who knew?
*Every* advocacy group has extremists, and guess who gets the media attention?
Hint: It’s not the moderate, reasonable-thinking advocates.
Thanks for your attention.
<3, Your Non-Man-Hating, High-Heeled-and-Lipstick-Wearing, Equality-Expecting, Still-Love-the-Door-Held-Open-For-Me-By-a-Man, Friendly, Neighborhood Feminist