Women have to endure a lot of criticism and we are disrespected by society. This is my brief rant about the plight of women.

“Women need to smile all the times.”

“Women should be seen and not heard.”

“If a woman does not dress up, she will not grab the attention of men.”

“If you’re not attractive, you’re a nobody.”

“Men don’t like it when women do this.”

Most people will never quote the sentences above, but this is what people believe. Society treats women as if we are objects.

Stop shaming women who cannot cook. Stop telling women their bodies are offensive. Stop telling little girls they have to be perfect. Women are not perfect and we do not have to be.

"She's ugly."

Society dehumanizes women who are unattractive. I can’t tell you how many times that I’ve seen women crushing themselves over their looks. If you're not attractive, it really does not matter. What about your goals? What about your ambitions? There are plenty of attractive women who do not contribute to society. Stop teaching young girls that their appearance is more important than their intellect.

Rape is not taken seriously in America. It’s always the victim’s fault.

“She was drunk. It’s her fault.”

“She was showing too much skin.”

“Men are always lusting after women so it is important that women dress properly so they won’t be raped.”

It is a never a woman's fault that she is raped.

“Little girls need to wear longer shorts because we do not want the grown, disgusting men to look at them.”

First of all, if a grown man is staring at a young child, he is the problem, not the child. Secondly, why are people sexualizing young children? Children are innocent. What is wrong with people? It is hard for young girls to enjoy their childhood while they are being criticized for their bodies. As a young teenager, I was constantly worried about my body. I remember those days when I went shopping with my mother and some disgusting, old men would stare at me as if I was an adult woman. We need to learn how to address the real issues at hand. it's sad that women are fighting for basic human rights and respect. It is 2016 and we all need to wake up.