Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

Dear Women - This Is Not Feminism

There are many things that get on my nerves but one of them is people who think they're promoting feminism, but are just being down right jerks.

1. When you slut shame other girls

Is that girl on instagram wearing a small swimsuit? unless the swimsuit has a swastik print or something, then who the fuck cares!

2. Thinking that being a feminist automatically means you deserve respect

Yes Taylor, other women have the right to make a joke about you, the fact you're a woman doesn't mean you have to be allies. Feminism ain't a cult.

I guess that by this logic we're not allowed to bad-mouth female murderers, because they're women too.

3. Degrading men

You all complain about how women are used as sexual props in men's music videos but this is okay?

Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

No, it does not make you a 'strong woman'. You're no better than the guys who use women as props.

4. Feminism is made to support both genders, not to make females 'superior'

Again, like my last point, the core definition of feminism is 'gender equality'. Since when acting like women are superior to men is considered gender equality?

5. Not standing up for transgender people

Apparently 'girl code' is not available if you're a transgender woman.

Why you ask?

~ because they're not "ReAl" women WooOoOoO ~

(Didn't know you need a woman certificate damn)

6. Calling girls who put makeup on "fake" or shit like that

Again, are they hurting you by putting makeup on their own faces? no? then shut the fuck up

7. THIS SHIT OH MY GOD

Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

8. Being racist

Do I need to say anything else?

9. Acting like some overly-popular white pop singer is the queen of feminism just because she claims to be a feminist

Yeah I mean who gives a shit about women who actually do things to promote feminism like Angela Davis and Laverne Cox, if they're not an overrated pop singer, who cares! this mediocre gal who did nothing other than tweeting "yeah I'm a feminist" is the most powerful feminist this world has encountered!

10. Treating female nipples like they're voldemort

Female breasts are not a sexual organ, stop treating them like they are. The only difference between male and female breasts is that female breasts are a little bit more inflated, to, you know, feed babies. Are you scared of water bottles?

Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

11. Instead of helping women who have abusive partners, you're calling them 'weak' and 'pathetic'.

In case you haven't noticed, you are a part of the problem.

12. Also, shaming sex workers

Doing porn is not illegal, and it's the goddamn person's choice! And I'm saying this again, are they hurting you by doing porn? no? THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP.

13. Being homophobic

Again, being a feminist means supporting equal rights, not having double standards.

14. Thinking women dress for men

"oh sweety you should put some weight on, guys don't like stick figures!"

"don't wear red lipstick! guys hate that!"

"oh my are those high waisted pants? darling no guy would want you if you dress like that"

Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About
Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About
Dear Women - This Is NOT What Feminism is About

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  • I'm gonna rip my skin off the next time I see the word feminism, feminist, or even women equality. Which should be in like 2 seconds.. just call crypt keeper...

    • feminism! :)

    • I didn't need skin anyway :b

  • Feminism , like many more things that started for a good cause, lost its purpose on the way by idiots who misinterpret its purpose, by idiots who in the name of feminism try to push ridiculous ideas and by other idiots that never bother to educate themselves about the subject before they plaster their opinions about it everywhere. As for this article i agree of few points but not everything

  • I think feminism is stupid.

    You don't see men going around asking for special treatment just cause they're men.

    Get over yourselves feminists.

    • To be treated equally is not asking for special treatment, it's actually the opposite. If some women are really asking for special treatments, then they are not feminists. PERIOD.

    • @JuicyBrain oh my god they got you too

    • They haven't "got" me. I just used my brain. If you think that women are sub-humans with less rights than men, then you are a misogynist. I don't think that women are in any way superior to men. I think they are our equals (in worth). In principle, that's what feminism is about. The term has been so twisted that people now thinks it's a cult with the goal of enslaving men. True, there are many women who call themselves feminists when they are actually misendrists, but it's not the word's fault. It's just being misused.

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  • 2. Thinking that because someone isn't a feminist means they deserve disrespect. Feminism doesn't have a monopoly on any of it's principles.

    3. Such imagery isn't necessarily degrading. Others don't get to tell me what I find degrading. If you're going to be sex negative then ok, at least be consistent about it across genders, let's not lie to ourselves like it doesn't go both ways.

    10. Look at it the other way, Miley is expected to cover her nipples but a guy is expected to cover everything else as well. Guys wouldn't get away with wearing that kind of shit.

    11. Does that happen? There are millions in funds that go into women's centres and all kinds of services for women. Men have abusive partners too, there's far fewer services (unisex or men only) available to men.

    14. Even if you dress for yourself I'm still entitled to my opinion and to offer it. You're not expected to take it on-board, so you don't need to get snippy about it.

    • Lmfao, buddy, if you don't want to be a male anymore, just kills yourself and then reborn yourself into a female.

    • @ihate231 Don't project your issues onto me, friend.

    • I am just insisting, don't put your panties in a bunch.

  • Moral of the story no one really cares. Everyone cares about themselves.

    • Exactly.

    • @ihate231 word!

  • I have always thought of feminism as standing for elevating the social status of women to that of men. Hence, feminism, at its core, is centered on women and their interests and liberties.

    Assuming that men and women are socially unequal, and that men are higher in rank than women, a philosophy that values equality can go either way. You can either elevate the status of women to that of men, or lower the status of men to that of women. However, it seems in our society we have focused more on women's interests and liberties that men's interests and liberties are sort of neglected. Feminists may blame it on patriarchy and sexism, but I suspect their focus has never really been on men in the first place.

    • I mean, one of Feminism's core ideas is that women are treated worse than men in society. So yes obviously it focuses much more on women's issues. It does however pay some amount of attention to men in certain areas, because in many areas it's actually basically the same issue affecting both men and women, and you can't really address one without addressing the other.

    • @cipher42 "one of Feminism's core ideas is that women are treated worse than men in society" is true, if you examine women in developing countries. In developed countries, eh... not so much.

    • Anon, we don't need feminism in developed countries such as USA and Canada; 3rd wave is just a "hoax". I slut shame girls and no one does shit about it; jokes on you!

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  • This was beautiful. 😭