Happy International Women's Day!!
and Fat Tuesday too, I guess. :D Here, have a semla.
Things I'll do my best to do, as a woman in society:- Feel secure enough in my worth as a member of society, to not feel insulted when someone tries to be corteous to me (opening door and such) but rather thankful that chivalry hasn't died and go on to do the same things for others. (What? Only ( Read more... )
Things I'll do my best to do, as a woman in society:- Feel secure enough in my worth as a member of society, to not feel insulted when someone tries to be corteous to me (opening door and such) but rather thankful that chivalry hasn't died and go on to do the same things for others. (What? Only ( Read more... )
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Yeah, I agree with a lot of that. That's really what it should be. Feminism isn't about woman surpassing men, getting things just because we're women and other things that just put down men and puts women on a pedestal. It's about equality: getting things because we actually worked to earn them and so forth.
Now if only the rest of society would realize that... >_< Gah!!
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...Oh, gosh... *makes note to self, never leave this entry open for little brother to see it* He might think badly of me again! XD
Actually that reminds me of the controversy over Mary Magdalene. I remember some years ago that some scrolls were unearthed in Africa. They apparently were scrolls of texts that retold parts of the Bible. One was called the Book of Mary, referring to Mary Magdalene. Some theorized that she was more important than what is mentioned in the Bible and that early church leaders erased her from the stories, basically slandering her name so her importance would be downgraded.
It's possible, yet hard to prove at the same time. >_< I merely try to follow the teachings as best as I am able. I'm not exactly sure where the Holy Ghost would fit in my Baptist teachings, anyway (that's the church my family belongs to: a Baptist church). I can't ( ... )
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... you do realise that is generally a bad sign, right?
(Although I have started to wonder if my self image is to keep myself from contemplating the horrifying truth...)
In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you only oppose sexism against one gender, and support sexism against the other, then you do not in fact oppose sexism at all.Equality is like liberty in that respect, and many others, in that "Liberty/Equality for some is Liberty/Equality for none". I have honestly seen a feminist deride the term "equal rights" in favor of "women's rights", on a basis that can be summed up as "women need to be equal more than men do", just this week. The arguement was that "equal rights" imply that men need someone to advocate their rights. Funny, I thought it implied that you weren't just interested in having a bunch of rights piled up on you, but to have actual equal worth to other humans whether you have a penis or not ( ... )
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I just want to be treated fairly in all situations and I want the same for everybody, because it's right. I don't consider myself on the same side with all women, but with all people who are sometimes treated unfairly based on their gender.
*slow clap*
This is true. And there are some people who call themselves feminist but seem to believe that women shouldn't have to think for themselves or speak up for themselves and generally need to be protected, not given responsibility. I don't think that's feminist at all.You see this with most minority defense crusaders. It can get disturbing ( ... )
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