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Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
Feminists annoy me.
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I'm a feminist. Being a feminist isn't about shaving your legs or man-hating. It is about believing that women are entitled to the same treatment in society as men.
For example, I am a feminist because I believe that:
- I should be paid the same as the guy in the cubicle next to me who does the same job.
- I should have the same access to training, mentoring and promotions on my job.
- I should have the same access to professions, schools and vocations that men do.
- I should have the same political voice in my government and influence over my political representatives as men do.
- I should be treated the same when applying and recieving health insurance, a pension plan or life insurance.
- I shouldn't be forced to endure sexist jokes or remarks about my anatomy from my coworkers or my boss.
- Even though women biologically bear children, both the father and the mother of the child are responsible for it's upringing (and I don't just mean financially)
- When women have children they shouldn't be penalized in their work and they should be given adequate maternity leave.
When an educated woman says to me "Feminists annoy me" or "I'm not a feminist," I really think she is speaking without thinking about what she's saying. Do you really believe that you should stay stuck in an entry level job while all the men around you get promoted just because they're men? Do you think you should go on maternity leave and return to find that they gave your job away? Do you think that a company should be able to fire you because you are pregnant or have children? These are all feminist issues and whether you work or are a stay a home mom or own your own business, it is almost impossible to be a woman today and not be a feminist. You may not identify yourself as such but the truth is you enjoy the freedoms that feminists won for you on a daily basis and you'd be pretty perturbed if they were taken away.