Let me get this straight; a feminist is, “A person whose beliefs and behavior are based on feminism,” and feminism is, “Advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.”
So basically if you are a woman that stands up for what you believe in and write about it from a “naked” standpoint you cannot or should not be a feminist?
It doesn’t surprise me that a male reader commented on this, since he probably doesn’t have a firm grasp of the meaning of feminism. So maybe I am not one of those women that removes their bra, flies it up a flag pole and burns it. No, instead I am the one that takes off ALL of her clothes, flies them up a flag pole, and...well I don’t want to burn them 'cause I really like that pair of pants that I just took off.
The controversy of men versus feminists proves the point within itself. Men having a problem with women speaking up for specific rights is why feminism must exist. It's a constant circle of events. A woman speaks up about being equal, a man says she is a feminist, a woman retaliates, while his words are proof that women aren’t held equal. If they were, his comments wouldn’t exist.
Now, I understand that there are certain things women just cannot do, like play football for the Denver Broncos, because those men would tear them apart. Or would they? We really don’t know because the option has not become available yet.
Has the NFL ever thought of allowing women into their training camps? Some women can kick the hell out of a ball. I sure would have gone with a female over Lawrence Tynes this year in my fantasy football picks.
The whole “Anything you can do, I can do better” is derived from the fact that we as women are often pushed back because we are TOLD we cannot. The fact that we actually can scares the hell out of men.
Apparently in today’s society we still have people that believe that women should stay at home, cook dinner, wash laundry and give birth.
Well, my 10 cents to you is: pack your bags and take your ass to Iraq, 'cause in that country they still believe in that way of life. Oh and when you get there and you are happily settled in, in your non-feminist culture, watch your back because one of my fellow women in the armed forces might just be the one tearing down your door and showing you how “equal” we are.
Women have come a long way and I am proud to be one of those that is willing to stand up for what I believe in. I used to be one of those women who would tell feminists to shut up. I'd say, "If you didn't complain so much, we would be treated equally."
Now, I've finally opened my eyes and I want to say I'm sorry I was ever one of those people who didn't stand up for my own. I am still one of the guys. I'm a tomboy, I go to the gym, I drink beer with guys - I don't normally hang out with girls, I don't go shopping - I'm still true to myself. But now I understand we really are oppressed.
We can bleed just like men, we can fight just like men, and we can sit on the couch drink beer and watch football all day just like men. We damn well know that we can pleasure a woman too, if not better! So while you ponder what we cannot do please excuse me; I need to go pee…STANDING UP! That’s The Naked Truth!
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