That is it.
That is the entire definition.
So please, please never say to me (as an friend of mine did this week), "I am not a feminist because all I want to be in life is a 1950s housewife." If that is what you want, absolutely brilliant, go for it! But the whole point of feminism is a person (not just woman) can be whatever they want to be and are given equal footing to do so. A woman shouldn't have to feel like she is constantly fighting for respect and for her opinions to be heard simply because she is a woman, and a man should NEVER feel like he cannot cry or show his emotions.
This thing works both ways.
Feminism has become far too synonymous with man-hating, and if this piece of writing changes one mind, just one, then I will feel like it was worth it. Emma Watson can put it far more eloquently than I ever could but I want my voice to be there, standing up for what I believe in.
I sincerely hope I am telling you all what you already know, but for that one person, please rethink the next time you go to say you are not a feminist and please don't. Please just say you are and if you get scoffed at, know that they are either ignorant or not a very nice human being and maybe, just maybe, try and educate them in a pass it forward kind of way.
Thank's for listening (/reading) xx
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