The rumors are true, what they've been saying about me...
I, have to come clean. I, Laci Green, am a feminist. "What, you're a lesbian now?"
"Man hater! Hairy armpits!" "Say it ain't so!"
Shh, it's going to be okay, those are just stereotypes.
I think that feminism is both kick ass and super important, and here are a few of my
reasons why. I'm a feminist because girls are taught in
public school that once she has sex she'll "lose a part of herself".
Because women who have a lot of sex are sluts while guys are studs.
Amanda Todd, Felicia Garcia, Cherice Moralez, because of the sexism that drove them to end
their lives. I'm a feminist because I was told the first
time I had sex would be painful and bloody! I was terrified!
Because 1 in 4 young women are sexually assaulted and society still asks "what was she wearing?"
Because male victims of rape aren't believed since guys want sex all the time anyway, right?
Because of cat calling, and street harassment, because no, it is not a f*cking compliment.
I'm a feminist because my first boyfriend sexually assaulted me and when I went to my
friends for help, they called me slut. Because when I speak at universities about
the absolute necessity of consent, there are people in the audience....who laugh.
Because boobs are used to sell everything from burgers to soap, but don't you dare breastfeed
out in the open! Because this shocks and terrifies people.
I'm not even kidding. You should see some of the looks that I get.
I'm a feminist because of how much pressure we put on girls to value their appearance
above everything else. Because of labiaplasties, boob jobs, hymenoplasties.
Because our culture considers it normal to cut off part of an infant's penis.
I'm a feminist because male orgasm in the movies is rated PG-13 while female orgasm
is rated R. I'm a feminist because in 2013 there were
over 700 bills proposed to regulate a woman's body. And for men? The rightful number: zero.
I'm a feminist because the political body making decisions about my body is over 80%
male. Wow. Because men occupy the top rungs of not just
politics but every industry in the world. I'm a feminist because jobs! Jobs!
Women only hold one in four STEM jobs. We own six percent of TV stations.
Five percent of executive positions in the media.
Because when I was younger and I took on a leadership role, all the adults in my life
said: "You're being bossy." And let's not forget that sneaky little pay
gap. By the time the average woman reaches sixty
years old, she will have made four hundred and fifty thousand dollars less than a man
in the same exact position. That's like a fancy ass house! A truck load
of chocolate bars! Or ten. And hell, I'm not even surprised by it.
At my first job I learned that my less qualified male coworker was making almost twice as much
as me. I'm a feminist because the media told me that
women are my competition, destroying my friendships with them for almost twenty years.
Because gender roles! Because of that one size fits all binary that
shoves us into boxes and erases who we are. I'm a feminist because in tenth grade someone
called my best friend a pussy, and it tore him up for weeks. And I realized the worst
insult is to be compared to a woman. Because boys are shamed for being emotionally
open, because that's a "girl thing", and womanhood is "weak".
Weak! Haha! Nevermind the fact that it was most likely
a woman who pushed your body out of her vagina. I'm a feminist because my father never once
did the laundry, made dinner, or cleaned the house.
When I suggested he help, my grandpa told me I was out of my damn mind.
Wow. Out of MY mind? Am I taking crazy pills? I'm a feminist because people still say that
asexual, bisexual, and transgender folk don't exist.
I'm a feminist because same sex marriage is a no brainer.
Because in thirty four states it's legal to discriminate against someone who's transgender.
Really? Really? I'm a feminist because representation! It
matters! And LGBT folks, women, and particularly women
of color hardly ever have their stories told on screen.
I'm a feminist because I believe that the world should be safe for girls. Everywhere.
Because half the girls in Yemen will become child brides.
Because 65% of Brazilians believe that a woman who dresses in revealing clothes deserves
to be raped. Because in Saudi Arabia, women still can't
vote or drive. I'm a feminist because in every corner of
the world every day, women's bodies are used as a battleground in wars started by men.
Raped, beaten, sold into slavery, mutilated, burned with acid.
I'm a feminist because when I dare to get pissed off at injustice, I'm just another
"angry feminist" who's "on her period". I'm a feminist because of the reality that
there are people who would take these words more seriously...
[Man] if they were coming out of my mouth. Most of all, I'm a feminist because I believe
in gender equality. And my eyes are open, my mind is active. I know...we're not there
yet.
Thanks for supporting me here on sex plus babes, I would like to know are you a feminist?
Tell me why or why not down below and I'll see you next time.