#ThisIsWhatAFeministLooksLike

[sheshe2]

It should not be surprising to anyone why more young women are not taking an interest in or becoming active in feminism. I’ve noticed an increasing and disturbing trend in which young women are placed in either/or, do or die situations, made to feel as if they have no place in the political conversation. A Fox News personality recently expressed her opinion that young women shouldn’t vote because they are, “healthy and hot and running around without a care in the world,” and that they should stick to Tinder and Match.com instead. Because we all know that young women can’t be politically active and active on Tinder at the same time.

Even little girls are not safe from the assault on their choices. A mom recently got a store to pull girly police and firefighter costumes from the shelves saying they were “sexualized.” Instead of appealing to the store to provide more choices for girls, she instead chose to limit the choices of others. In the process she taught her own kids that the way to react to clothing we personally find is not in our taste is to slut shame. Is it any wonder why a little girl would grow up wondering if a sexual assault was her fault because her skirt was too short?

Every time I post a picture or a video making a political statement, random people of the interwebs comment about my makeup or my fashion choices. I’m lucky in that I figured out early on that my self-defined femininity and feminism wasn’t an either/or choice. But many young women haven’t figured this out yet and while they want things like equal pay and access to healthcare, they don’t see their place in participating in achieving these things.

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I’m not going to play queen of the world as a young, white, cisgender, middle class girl and dictate the needs and preferences of other women. I’m going to shut up and listen and support the policies that help my fellow human beings. I’m going to be there for those girls who enjoy reading fashion magazines, listening to pop music, and dating when they start to investigate feminism and help them understand that feminism is about them and every woman having the opportunity to be the women they want to be and not be treated unequally based on their gender.

Read More: http://samuel-warde.com/2014/10/thisiswhatafeministlookslike/

[littlemissmartypants]

1. She's my girl.

I am so proud.

[niyad]

2. k and r

[ismnotwasm]

3. Love it!

[sheshe2]

4. ha!

I don't know what Tinder is, yet~

A Fox News personality recently expressed her opinion that young women shouldn’t vote because they are, “healthy and hot and running around without a care in the world,” and that they should stick to Tinder and Match.com instead. Because we all know that young women can’t be politically active and active on Tinder at the same time.

The woman from Fox can kiss my ass! Young women should not vote!!!!! WTF!

Thanks ism, I am here!

[ismnotwasm]

5. Some people should probably not speak much

Especially when they sound a fool.