So few people truly understand what feminism is, and what it represents. It has a reputation of standing for man-hating, femi-nazi's, and wanting women to rule the world...when in reality feminism represents a fight for equality, for all people based on gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, SES and more. Feminism represents the voice of so many, and has been the movement that has made voting by females possible, reproductive choice possible, and has allowed women to enter the workforce.
Some of my students are so tied to the social constructed gender norms for men and women, and watching their walls come down surrounding this is incredibly rewarding. Men don't have to be the bread winners, and women are not made for nurturing and mothering alone. We all have gifts, talents, and dreams...and who we are on paper should never stop us from achieving our dreams!
#124: I am proud to be a feminist, and grateful to live in a time and country where saying that does not put me in danger.
#125: Grateful for my role in opening the minds of so many.
#126: Loving the fact that my students were emailing me about the Roe anniversary this weekend. Proud moments.
#127: Excited for the day where shame behind feminism, abortion and women's rights disappears.
#128: Male feminists are sexy. Grateful they exist.
#129: Freedom to be the woman I want to be is huge. I am always worried about becoming too domesticated or too stereotypically womanly...but in reality I am free to be who I want to be...and if I love children, cooking, cleaning, laundry, working, and playing...well so be it :)
#130: Free Speech
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