Feminism: equal rights for both sexes. Simple. Except it is not, it is not simple whatsoever. Equal right for all and that is it? Feminism is so much more than that. In fact, feminism is just like religion, everyone has their own way to preach it. There is not just one way of being Catholic or Jew, as there is not one way of being a feminist. When it comes to feminism, people get to make up their own definition, we get to own the word, based on our experiences, what we are lacking and what we are getting too much of. For me, feminism is girls supporting each other and building each other up, being able to walk outside without having to be scared all the time, being respected rather than having to earn respect.
It was not that late, there was still sunlight when I was trying to walk back to my dorm. You should always walk on well-lit and crowded areas, I was doing both. A man was walking the opposite way, he was staring at me, avoid eye contact and keep walking, and I did. Once he kept walking by me I thought he would stay gone, he did not. He turned around and ran until he was walking in front of me this time. Then he looked at his …show more content…
Because I was taught to watch my back even before I learned what was it that I should be afraid of, because pepper spray is a must have for girls my age, because I was taught to walk with my keys in between my fingers in case I need a weapon, because everything that has happened to me, “was my fault,” because I know not all men are predators, but indeed, all women are prey. I believe that for a society to ever advance and improve, there has to be some kind of unity, instead of a binary division of genders. There has to be a sense of humanity, and how could this ever be achieved if women are dehumanized every day, for the sake of someone’s
It was not that late, there was still sunlight when I was trying to walk back to my dorm. You should always walk on well-lit and crowded areas, I was doing both. A man was walking the opposite way, he was staring at me, avoid eye contact and keep walking, and I did. Once he kept walking by me I thought he would stay gone, he did not. He turned around and ran until he was walking in front of me this time. Then he looked at his …show more content…
Because I was taught to watch my back even before I learned what was it that I should be afraid of, because pepper spray is a must have for girls my age, because I was taught to walk with my keys in between my fingers in case I need a weapon, because everything that has happened to me, “was my fault,” because I know not all men are predators, but indeed, all women are prey. I believe that for a society to ever advance and improve, there has to be some kind of unity, instead of a binary division of genders. There has to be a sense of humanity, and how could this ever be achieved if women are dehumanized every day, for the sake of someone’s