I should be asleep haha
Because I felt like making a post about this;
[Public because discussion and debate is always loved and welcomed~]
Squeeks sent me this, and while we KNOW there's worse it got us raging. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a good wife [no more so than wanting to be good at whatever other life goal you pursue], but, as I told Squeeks, that article comes off more as "How to Be a Good Live in Maid Who Doesn't Get Paid" throughout most of it.
Any sort of sexism really bothers me; be it concerning men or women. It's something that really hits home for me. A prime example happened yesterday. I can't even remember what started it, but I was in the car with mum and dad, and mum was doing something while dad drove. [I honestly can't for the life of me remember what it was, but dad was trying to tell her how to do it when he really didn't need to as he should be focusing on driving and, well; my mother is an adult, she can handle mundane tasks of life just find on her own thank you very much.] And when she said something to the effect of "maybe you should focus on driving" or something like that, he responded [and I know exactly what he said because he sure as hell got my attention] "It's my job to tell you what to do." Yeeeah. I know it wasn't really my place, but I spoke up and told him that oh hell no it's not and that he has no right to make that HIS JOB, as I just can't tolerate that kind of thing; especially not from HIM, or towards my MOTHER. I wont get too much deeper into the annoyance that is my dad, but let's just say this isn't new and you can imagine how things are.
Either way, my point is that this is something I'm very passionate about, so maybe I get riled up a little easily, but, well... so what? Until things are equal people [not just women, but everyone. I want equality for men and women, not superiority of women over men; which I feel some people see feminists as wanting. I mean, the term Femnazi had to come about somehow, you know?] NEED to get passionate about it!
It's not the only thing I'm passionate about, but right now it's what's gotten me raging.
I see it all the time, I hear it all the time, I fucking live with it, and trust me; it's not just me. We have a long way to go and I feel we're sort of going back in time...
I'm sort of switching over more to women's rights than gender equality now [and man I wish society could stop making a big deal of gender; who CARES if you do or don't have certain parts? Who cares if you want to dress in an "unusual" way? Why do we have to e defined so much by the physical features we were born with and have no say over?] but it's connected enough so stay with me people.
I can remember being younger, back when I was in middle school, and I would talk to my mum about how worried I was at how women are going backwards. Women fought and died for equal treatment, and I would see girls in music videos used as a sexual visual prop and I just got so depressed. All those women fought and died for THIS? This is how far we've come? I know it's not just women, but it still holds true in most places that a guy that gets laid has "gotten lucky" where as a woman is a whore for doing the same. It's insane. And I know you can look at the other side of the coin and see how this effects men too, really, I get it, but seeing as women are still the underdog [at least, they are here; as they generally pay more for health insurance than a man who is just as healthy, and on average get paid less than a man for doing the same job] I can't help but see it from their point of view first.
Also, being a women helps, too.
I really didn't get too into the issue, and I really feel like saying more and going into things like society's standards for women [look pretty, shave, wear makeup, etc.] but I'm tired so I'll spare you. I seem to have a pretty awesome flist anyway, so I'm sure everything I'm saying is pretty much preaching to the choir.
And I'm really, really tired, so I'll be lucky if this all is coherent at this hour. [it's only 2:30 am, but I had an awful night last night, so it feels way later haha]
ahh anyway, I ranted a lot with Squeeks so feel free to vent with me in the comments and I'll vent back. Trust me, it's therapeutic haha.
Oh, and she showed me this comm; wtf_sexism. You should totally join it if you haven't already~ [Also, feel free to share other similar comms with me, as I never go looking for comms here, I always just end up being shown something or stumbling upon one. xD]
I'm off to sleep now. I hope that was all worth reading and not too filled with typos haha~ [I'll read over it in the morning xD;]
p.s.; I totally got this icon just for this haha
[Public because discussion and debate is always loved and welcomed~]
Squeeks sent me this, and while we KNOW there's worse it got us raging. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a good wife [no more so than wanting to be good at whatever other life goal you pursue], but, as I told Squeeks, that article comes off more as "How to Be a Good Live in Maid Who Doesn't Get Paid" throughout most of it.
Any sort of sexism really bothers me; be it concerning men or women. It's something that really hits home for me. A prime example happened yesterday. I can't even remember what started it, but I was in the car with mum and dad, and mum was doing something while dad drove. [I honestly can't for the life of me remember what it was, but dad was trying to tell her how to do it when he really didn't need to as he should be focusing on driving and, well; my mother is an adult, she can handle mundane tasks of life just find on her own thank you very much.] And when she said something to the effect of "maybe you should focus on driving" or something like that, he responded [and I know exactly what he said because he sure as hell got my attention] "It's my job to tell you what to do." Yeeeah. I know it wasn't really my place, but I spoke up and told him that oh hell no it's not and that he has no right to make that HIS JOB, as I just can't tolerate that kind of thing; especially not from HIM, or towards my MOTHER. I wont get too much deeper into the annoyance that is my dad, but let's just say this isn't new and you can imagine how things are.
Either way, my point is that this is something I'm very passionate about, so maybe I get riled up a little easily, but, well... so what? Until things are equal people [not just women, but everyone. I want equality for men and women, not superiority of women over men; which I feel some people see feminists as wanting. I mean, the term Femnazi had to come about somehow, you know?] NEED to get passionate about it!
It's not the only thing I'm passionate about, but right now it's what's gotten me raging.
I see it all the time, I hear it all the time, I fucking live with it, and trust me; it's not just me. We have a long way to go and I feel we're sort of going back in time...
I'm sort of switching over more to women's rights than gender equality now [and man I wish society could stop making a big deal of gender; who CARES if you do or don't have certain parts? Who cares if you want to dress in an "unusual" way? Why do we have to e defined so much by the physical features we were born with and have no say over?] but it's connected enough so stay with me people.
I can remember being younger, back when I was in middle school, and I would talk to my mum about how worried I was at how women are going backwards. Women fought and died for equal treatment, and I would see girls in music videos used as a sexual visual prop and I just got so depressed. All those women fought and died for THIS? This is how far we've come? I know it's not just women, but it still holds true in most places that a guy that gets laid has "gotten lucky" where as a woman is a whore for doing the same. It's insane. And I know you can look at the other side of the coin and see how this effects men too, really, I get it, but seeing as women are still the underdog [at least, they are here; as they generally pay more for health insurance than a man who is just as healthy, and on average get paid less than a man for doing the same job] I can't help but see it from their point of view first.
Also, being a women helps, too.
I really didn't get too into the issue, and I really feel like saying more and going into things like society's standards for women [look pretty, shave, wear makeup, etc.] but I'm tired so I'll spare you. I seem to have a pretty awesome flist anyway, so I'm sure everything I'm saying is pretty much preaching to the choir.
And I'm really, really tired, so I'll be lucky if this all is coherent at this hour. [it's only 2:30 am, but I had an awful night last night, so it feels way later haha]
ahh anyway, I ranted a lot with Squeeks so feel free to vent with me in the comments and I'll vent back. Trust me, it's therapeutic haha.
Oh, and she showed me this comm; wtf_sexism. You should totally join it if you haven't already~ [Also, feel free to share other similar comms with me, as I never go looking for comms here, I always just end up being shown something or stumbling upon one. xD]
I'm off to sleep now. I hope that was all worth reading and not too filled with typos haha~ [I'll read over it in the morning xD;]
p.s.; I totally got this icon just for this haha