As I read through your article, I was truly taking in everything you had to write and tried to understand your point of view on why you are not a feminist. First I would like to say that I myself am a feminist because I believe that women deserve to have their own mindset on anything they do. I myself like to have the car door opened for me but doesn't mean I get to dictate how others feel. I don't get to tell others how they want to be treated because it is none of my business.
Maybe it's my California heritage that allowed me to decide how I wanted to view the world and how I wanted to create my own rules, but I truly understood that being a feminist allows women to be treated THE WAY they have always wanted to be treated.
I understand how you want to be there for your husband and kids, I do too!! But I am also a feminist because many women don't get the simplicity of being a stay-at-home Mother. There are women currently being human trafficked all around the world, children are being married into at age 9 and impregnated by age 13, there's STILL no equal pay and women in the Democratic society we are in are discouraged to have the CHOICE of their own bodies (like it's a mans opinion to dictate how women should take care of their bodies).
I am not a feminist because I hate men. I am a feminist because I believe that every woman deserves the chance to decide their life like me and you have the opportunity to do.
I also cannot wait for my future, but I also am supporting the future of others. I want my daughter to feel like she can do anything she sets her mind to. If she wants to be a stay-at-home mother go for it! But if she wants to be a CEO of a company who am I to stand in her way? We all are searching for the end goal of happiness, so why are we not helping each other?
Feminism is not hate. Feminism is not tearing down those who want to be a mom. Feminism is allowing yourself the ability to have individuality. Feminism is opening the eyes of others that we do deserve better rights. I am a feminist because it is none of my business what a woman wants to do. It is time to support each other more than ever.
