Feminism

I don't know that I believe feminism is not so much about being proud to be a girl or a woman as dismissing the idea that gender is an indication of worth (sorry for the convoluted nature of that sentence). Perhaps I'd like to believe that, because I'm also a queer activist and I think male gender roles are as much a crock of shit as the female ones. But when I act as a feminist I am upholding "feminine" qualities- being emotive and nurturing and cooperative instead of closed off and competitive. Do I believe these are necessarily the natural properties of womanhood, or that women are in some way superior? No. And I've gotten as much "emotional violence" from men as women (though women are better trained for it), so I don't think women are naturally passive-aggressive back-stabbers, either. Nor do I think anyone should be meek, or condescended to, or dis-enfranchised, or mocked because of their gender or sexuality. Be who you are, and stand up tall within your individuality.

Feminism is about pride, about respect for a different view and different skills, about empowerment. I am here, I will not be quiet!