Personal Narrative: I Support Gender And Racial Equality

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I support gender and racial equality. Does this make me a feminist? I do not think so. I am indifferent to being a so called “feminist”. I support women's right to be equally respected as men. However, the term feminist bothers me. There is no reason to have a word that defines women's power struggle to men. Every time I hear the word feminism, it reminds me of my friend Samantha. Her ideology on feminism is so strong that she talks about men with hatred and resentment. She blames men for her struggles and is blinded by the fact that women are also at fault. We have been silent for many years. It was not until recently that women have had the courage to stand up against the system and demand equality. We are not all fortunate to be the gender

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