I Like Feminism Because I'm Female

[SovereignessofVamps]

I've seen so much debating on this site about this lately, so I wanted to post about how I feel. I like feminism. I don't hate it. I even like the radical sides because I think that they can be interesting. I KNOW lots of people hate it, or they feel like it imposes on them. But I love how many different aspects feminism can have, so if I called myself a feminist I wouldn't just say I was one in a particular way or context.

I think that's really annoying to have to say because, I can just say what I want. And I feel like feminists have the right to say what they want. I know people may comment on this, and give examples of how that's bad. Or they might say that feminism is hypocritical because it talks about equality but mostly focuses on women. Or even that feminism can be really illogical since there can be so many contradictions. I've seen that too but...

It is free speech. I feel like feminism can help me, since I'm female! I don't want to just give up on any benefits by saying I'm part of Men's Rights or (I think it's called) the Egalitarian side. I want to say what I want, just like how those groups do! I don't like having to rationalize things to appease people. I feel like when you have so many different sides to choose from it can be really cool.

So if you hate on feminism that's fine by me, as long as you don't say anything bad to me face to face. This is why I won't say directly online whether I think I'm a feminist or not, because I know that IRL I can express myself and not have to worry about hate, usually. I feel like no group is ever perfect, and if this group can help me then I like it.

Some people might even say this is a selfish perspective but IRL, no one helps you with anything! You have to do things yourself. Family or even friends may help, but strangers, which make up 99% of the people you'll meet, do not care. So if feminism can help me in the real world then I'll stick with it.

[lightbulb27]

I'm surprised women haven't started their own group, like AARP, but only for women. Buy womens stuff at discounts, womens issues lobbied, etc.. why not? maybe you should start it? I'd feel a lot better if you were fighting for female rights where it mattered... middle east, Africa, India... where females are still treated like crap. Here in the good old USA... I don't see the issues when Taylor swift makes 170M for singing... Celine Dion, women in office, women president of companies... a woman just agot a 140M exit clause from Wells Fargo... bullshit, but she did. A woman is running yahoo into the ground. And women get get shot to hell in war like us guys... congratulations, we really don't want a country with insufficient females so please don't join even though you can.

HOWEVER... We definitely need a shorter white males "ism" group. I'm serious... I feel really left out with all these groups and I don't have one. Its not even politically correct to say that, that's how left out I am. It isn't fair... and there was a girl at work that made more $ than I did, not fair! And I'm a minority (short white men).

I guess I'll stick with Christian as a group, I think that is a better grouping anyways... none are perfect. I respect your rights to be a feminist, just having fun blabbering... But, I do think "rights" are one thing and class and character are something else, and that has been lost from a lot of people.

I really appreciate the freedom because there have been times the men's restroom has been occupied and so I just went into the womans restroom instead. Freedom is a wonderful thing!

[SovereignessofVamps]

I know it's sarcastic but I like this and agree with the last line lol

[Anonymous]

Honey you are allowed to think what you want. Don't let people try to change what you think. You

[kittenmitten]

"I feel like feminism can help me, since I'm female! " Well you can also like it for the simple reason it is fair and a fight against unfairness (female discrimination).
"no one helps you with anything! " until you find friendly people they try to help on gag. "but strangers, which make up 99% of the people you'll meet, do not care." Maybe most don't, but still if you express to a listener your pain some will be compassionate and be willing to give you a hand. "So if feminism can help me in the real world then I'll stick with it." You remind me conservatives that vote "right" just because it's in their interests. But I'm not judging. There are just higher ideals in feminism than mere profit for women. It's more than that. It's also about what's fair, what's just.

[anonman32]

the reason why i dont like the reason why you like feminism is because it creates unnecessary competition between men and women.

you support feminism because you want benefits simply because you are a woman. you dont care if these benefits you get are at the cost of men. therefore men will retaliate and you will get things like MGTOW, and what happens then? a sort of informal gender war. there will be competition between men and women just because girls like you are driven by self interest.

nobody helping you in the real world may be a reality, but making life a competition between women and men will benefit nobody.

[Anonymous]

Feminism has resulted in women being the unhappiest now since the 1940s. The movement coerces women into going into workplaces etc. which they do not want. Most women want to be mother's, which in itself is an economic function. Modern Feminist movements have gone nuts. Read something by Christina Hoff Sommers. Women don't make the same choices as men, and should not be forced into doing anything. The current Feminist movement is Authoritarian Cancer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Zz3IzU8AE

[SovereignessofVamps]

If it wasn't for feminism could that guy be openly gay? I've heard of him b4 and I think he is.

[Opinion Owner]

Feminism had nothing to do with the Gay rights movement. Intersectionality is the most bullshit argument I've ever heard. Women have had equal rights since at least the 1990s. Radical feminists literally want to destroy the social hierarchy which resulted in our culture being such a great one. Feminism is now against freedom of speech.

Only 1/5 American women identify as a feminist nowadays, and most of them unfortunately look like this. Their health is at risk, and so is their emotionally stability later in life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y69tkCbeC5o

[Saoirse_Nua]

I have no issue with any movement that improve the life of people once it doesn't impinge on anyone else or perpetuate any existing injustice. If it raises people up where all enjoy minimum standards and that minimum keeps rising. Feminism by and large falls into that category for me.

[Riggers]

''I don't like having to rationalize things''

And that folks, Is feminism, Illogical, Irrational, emotional bullshit.

[Redstang88]

Your right, thanks to free speech feminists can say what they want. It also means we can call feminists hypocrites and idiots :)

[Anonymous]

I support feminism even though I'm not a woman, genders should be equal.

[AleDeEurope]

Aaaaaand you're just part of the problem. Nice.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, girl power, I support feminism too ;)

[Josht13]

Sounds kinda selfish.

[Dragan]

I do not like either one-sided view of the world.

[Adigelunar]

8Thanks for sharing