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It's Okay, I'm a Feminist, And I'm Over You Too

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It's Okay, I'm a Feminist, And I'm Over You Too

Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

I'm sorry, but within that definition, I don't see where this woman's opinion fits. Within her article, she states that she's a female and she's over feminism, feminists and the feminist movement. You know what, that's all fine and dandy; I myself identify as feminist, but not a radical feminist. This article is just a...part one, if you will, of how I feel about anti-feminists. I think, and this is just my opinion, that the article linked is talking about 'radical' or 'extreme' feminism, and, as a feminist myself, that can be a bit tiring. Radical feminists tend to think that women can move forward without men or any other gender, which is a total lie. If we look at the definition of feminism and break it down, word for word, women just want to be equal to men. There is nowhere within that definition where women want to be superior to men. That is what we call 'radical' or 'extreme' feminism. If you've ever studied feminism or the history of the movement, you know that feminism has happened in four distinct phases: the first wave, the second wave, the third wave, and the fourth wave. Which wave are we in? Currently, since 2005, we find ourselves in the fourth wave if feminism.

So why does this woman think feminism is bad, or why is she 'over' feminism? Let's dissect this. She states that "girl power" is shoved down our throats. Just today. Just in this year. Just in 2016, we're hearing about girl power. I hate to break it to you, but we've been hearing the term "girl power" since the late 1980s. And I hate to break it to you, original author, but 'girl power' has been prevalent since the first wave of feminism, and the songs you listen to today? Yeah, they mention girl power, too. Since feminism started, you can't get away from girl power. It's everywhere, and it's awesome.


While I agree with you that women have been working more than ever before since the 1980s, we still haven't broken the glass ceiling. There's another definition! Glass ceiling: an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities. Now, I'm not rooting for the fact that I'm a woman and you need to give me a job because I have breasts and a vagina. No, no, no! If I'm under qualified for the job, my God, deny me for that job. I don't know anything about science or math, so if I applied to be a chemist, I hope that they would reject my application. But for my home girls that experiment with beakers and know complex calculus, you go!

According to https://ngcproject.org/statistics, "In 2012, 3.1% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, 6.5% of bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences, 5.4% of bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and statistics, 4.8% of bachelor’s degrees in computer sciences, 9.7% of bachelor’s degrees in biological sciences, and 14.2% of bachelor’s degrees in social sciences were awarded to minority women."

To respond to this article, with the first half of the article, I'm a feminist, and I'm over you.

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