"Three Reasons Why 'Feminism' Is Not A Dirty Word" by Julie Zeilinger
My fellow teen gals should read and absorb this. Embracing your strength as a woman is one of the best things you can ever do for yourself, and spreading that message of strength is a huge step towards local, national, and even global change. It's a cause worth representing no matter what religion or political party because you are representing yourself and fellow women around the world.
I agree with literally everything Julie says in this article. Yes, being confident in your womanhood will help you get through high school. Yes, sexism is STILL alive and well. If your rights as a gender aren't worth fighting for, I don't know what is.
"For me, feminism is anything but a dirty word: Honestly, I don't know where I'd be right now without it."
Where would we be without feminism?
We would be in floor length skirts, condemned to be homemakers, and constantly disrespected by the husband we were forced to marry.
Research into global sexism will give you a good idea as to how far feminism has to go. If you aren't motivated to do that much, you don't have to look far; there is sexism right in your backyard with the white male Republicans who are aiming to eradicate the woman's choices regarding her reproductive health.
Who has the right to tell us we are less? No one. Will they continue to attempt to limit our rights unless we assert ourselves as a strong group? Yes.
You know the saying "grow some balls," meaning to toughen up? Well, I think that phrase should rather be something like "get a vagina," or perhaps "grow some ovaries." Our reproductive system can take a beating like no other.
We are women, we are strong, we are one.
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