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The Wall Street Bull And 'The Fearless Girl' Create A Bigger Meaning Together

'The Fearless Girl' has joined the Wall Street Bull to represent the power of our nation together.

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The Wall Street Bull And 'The Fearless Girl' Create A Bigger Meaning Together
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I should probably start out by stating that I am not a feminist, and I am okay with that. I am also okay with people standing up for what they believe in. The only issue that I have come across with lately is the inequality behind people stating their own opinions. If you want to get involved in a protest, go ahead, but it needs to be understood that it is okay for people to not be on the same page as you.

Furthermore, I have recently seen on the news that the Wall Street Bull statue has received a neighbor named 'The Fearless Girl,' and I am all for it. I am not all for it because of the heightened fight between women’s rights at the moment, but I am because everyone should be able to stand up to a bull. No matter the age, the gender, the issue, we are all strong enough to take down the toughest bull that we come across in our life.

I am also for it being a little girl because there is no better way to symbolize a fight than with a masculine, strong bull and a little girl who is seemingly vunerable. This statue should not be a symbol for a girl fighting a guy. This statue should be a symbol for the equality of any person fighting any battle the way that they want to. Democrat, Republican, Independent, female or male, we all fight daily issues. If that issue has the strength of the bull, you fight it with the confidence that you build in your own soul, not because it is against someone that you do not particularly like for their beliefs.

Yes, I understand that many people are worried about the inequality between women and men. But I am only wanting to shape the view of this statute before it might be taken down next week. If it does get taken down, it should not be a thought that it is against women. If the statue stays there, it should not be a thought that it is against the power of Wall Street.

'The Fearless Girl' statue should be thought of as an incredible movement in our society today. Not for any particular

type of right, but for the power of hope within our hearts, our jobs, and our nation.
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