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Thank a Feminist
I don't know the original source, but this is being circulated on another forum I belong to:
If you are a woman voter, thank a feminist.
If your doctor is a woman, thank a feminist.
If you open the help-wanted section of any U.S. paper and see job listings
classified by occupation rather than "help wanted - male" and "help wanted -
female", thank a feminist.
If your depression is taken seriously rather than considered a byproduct of
having a uterus, thank a feminist.
If, in counseling, you aren't assumed to envy a man for having a penis,
thank a feminist.
If you can have birth control prescribed to you without first obtaining your
husband's written permission, thank a feminist.
If you're allowed to teach school regardless of your marital status, and
you're a woman, thank a feminist.
If you're allowed to enter an apprenticeship program, thank a feminist.
If you are told you can become something other than a nurse, a grade-school
teacher, a housewife and mother, or a nun, thank a feminist.
If you expect to be considered for admission to university programs based on
your qualifications rather than your gender, thank a feminist.
If you expect your qualifications for admission to educational programs to
be considered equally, rather than after every male applicant has been
admitted, thank a feminist.
If you have ever heard of the crime of spousal rape, and know that there's a
law against it, thank a feminist.
If you've heard of the crime of domestic violence, and know that it's
illegal, thank a feminist.
If you can drive, thank a feminist.
If you expect to be paid the same wage as a man doing the same job you are,
with the same seniority and the same qualifications, thank a feminist.
If you are considered a person in your own right rather than the chattel of
a man, thank a feminist.
If you're legally permitted to own property in your own name, thank a
feminist.
If you don't expect to be fired because a man "needs your job to feed his
family", thank a feminist.
If the phrase "non-traditional occupation" seems a little old-fashioned or,
better yet, you don't understand it at all, thank a feminist.
If you can look in the yellow pages of your nearest major metropolis and
find a dedicated women's clinic, thank a feminist.
If you hear terms like "firefighter", "police officer", or "postal worker"
in everday life, thank a feminist.
If the phrase "she's a woman lawyer" seems odd, thank a feminist.
If you or any person you know receives child support, thank a feminist.
If your parent received child support when you were growing up, thank a
feminist.
If you aren't expected to leave the room at a party when the conversation
turns to current events and politics, thank a feminist.
If you're a grown woman and don't expect to be called "girl" when you're
fifty, thank a feminist.
Feminists brought about all of these things. Before the feminists got
involved, the reverse was true in each and every case.
Take some time, today, and thank a feminist.
Thank a Feminist
I don't know the original source, but this is being circulated on another forum I belong to:
If you are a woman voter, thank a feminist.
If your doctor is a woman, thank a feminist.
If you open the help-wanted section of any U.S. paper and see job listings
classified by occupation rather than "help wanted - male" and "help wanted -
female", thank a feminist.
If your depression is taken seriously rather than considered a byproduct of
having a uterus, thank a feminist.
If, in counseling, you aren't assumed to envy a man for having a penis,
thank a feminist.
If you can have birth control prescribed to you without first obtaining your
husband's written permission, thank a feminist.
If you're allowed to teach school regardless of your marital status, and
you're a woman, thank a feminist.
If you're allowed to enter an apprenticeship program, thank a feminist.
If you are told you can become something other than a nurse, a grade-school
teacher, a housewife and mother, or a nun, thank a feminist.
If you expect to be considered for admission to university programs based on
your qualifications rather than your gender, thank a feminist.
If you expect your qualifications for admission to educational programs to
be considered equally, rather than after every male applicant has been
admitted, thank a feminist.
If you have ever heard of the crime of spousal rape, and know that there's a
law against it, thank a feminist.
If you've heard of the crime of domestic violence, and know that it's
illegal, thank a feminist.
If you can drive, thank a feminist.
If you expect to be paid the same wage as a man doing the same job you are,
with the same seniority and the same qualifications, thank a feminist.
If you are considered a person in your own right rather than the chattel of
a man, thank a feminist.
If you're legally permitted to own property in your own name, thank a
feminist.
If you don't expect to be fired because a man "needs your job to feed his
family", thank a feminist.
If the phrase "non-traditional occupation" seems a little old-fashioned or,
better yet, you don't understand it at all, thank a feminist.
If you can look in the yellow pages of your nearest major metropolis and
find a dedicated women's clinic, thank a feminist.
If you hear terms like "firefighter", "police officer", or "postal worker"
in everday life, thank a feminist.
If the phrase "she's a woman lawyer" seems odd, thank a feminist.
If you or any person you know receives child support, thank a feminist.
If your parent received child support when you were growing up, thank a
feminist.
If you aren't expected to leave the room at a party when the conversation
turns to current events and politics, thank a feminist.
If you're a grown woman and don't expect to be called "girl" when you're
fifty, thank a feminist.
Feminists brought about all of these things. Before the feminists got
involved, the reverse was true in each and every case.
Take some time, today, and thank a feminist.