Intro: Three months, maybe more.
That’s how long I had to endure the almost daily harassment from the lunch
table across from me. Most days, I wore jeans and a tee shirt, but still, the
crass catcalls and comments still poured in from the myriad of boys. No one
blinked an eye or even stood up for me, until I stood up for myself. And yet, I’m
still asked why I need feminism.
I get asked why a self respecting
LDS woman would want to associate herself with a ideology intent on destroying
the family, the Priesthood, and the world as we know it. Even when I convince
one individual that “not all feminists are like that,” another three or four
anti-feminists rear their angry heads. I feel like Hercules, fighting a never
ending hydra of misogyny and hatred. What these women, and men, don’t
understand is that feminism is crucial to survival in the socio-political
sphere. It’s crucial to true equality. If someone were to ask my why equality
hasn’t occurred yet, I would respond, stating that true feminism hasn’t been
fully accepted. It’s my belief that in order for true equality to succeed and
thrive, that the general public’s perception of feminism must undergo a drastic
change.
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