Rumors about Feminism

Hello dear! So you may think I, a school age child, am not qualified to write this post. But before you sigh and roll your eyes at the thought of such a "naive child" talking about something something a large amount of adults don't even understand, please hear me out. I'll let you judge me on my opinions  and intellect rather than my age, a lesson I think many people need to learn. Here we go.

So, recently in the media, (which I admit I've been consuming a lot of, due to less-than-comfortable temperatures and lack of anything to do, other than scrub the bathroom (Fun times!)) I've seen MANY people misinterpret feminism as women thinking they are better than men and don't appreciate help, for example, from them simply because they are men, as well as many other hyperbolic ideas that basically say it's reverse sexism. If you search feminism, after the official definition and maybe some articles, you'll get someone complaining about how we are men-hating hypocrites. This makes me think some people need a bit of a lesson on what feminism is. So you know what, I'll put a link to the dictionary definition of feminism. Please look, then come back to finish. THE DEFINITION OF FEMINISM! (click here) (please refer to the first and second definitions).

Notice how neither of those definitions were about female superiority. Feminism, despite what many people think, is not male discrimination. One of my favorite feminist Youtubers, marinashutup, aka Marina Watanabe, used the analogy of saying "The civil rights movement was/is oppressing white people." Pretty ridiculous, right?

A lot of people say "I'm not a feminist because I love men", but then continue to say something along the lines of "I support women's right's in the workplace, in making decisions about who they're going to marry and how many kids they'll have, et cetra". The things they list are often core values of feminism. I think if they did their research they'd understand what feminism is about and be feminists, since they basically said that they support what it's about.

So, while I don't give a full description of everything about feminism, I encourage you to do your research and stop hating feminism and spreading mean stereotypes. I hate (and hate is a strong word) seeing feminism misrepresented in the media. I'm hesitant to allow comments because of all the hate and anti-feminist backlash there's a good chance I'll receive, but I'll allow you to comment below your opinion. I'm not a hypocrite who only respects free speech when it's in their favor. It's okay to disagree, but please don't insult people or use slurs. I want this to be a safe place to teach people, not a negative dumping ground. And, let's just say, it took a lot a of self-control to not write this in all caps, punctuated solely by exclamation marks.

Here are some of Marina's video's I got information from (Warning: there is very strong cursing in these videos. Also she says feminism is sexist, but I don't agree with that part. Just watch and see what you learn from them (unless you're under 10))

"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MEN?!" - Is Feminism Sexist?

Feminism 101: A Crash Course

An Open Letter to Shailene Woodley About Feminism