Feminism, Equality, + Shortcomings

I have always struggled with knowing what exactly to blog about. I mean, my life isn't extremely interesting, and I wouldn't want to bore anyone with my stupid issues. So I guess I'll just have to write about whatever the hell I feel like writing about.

Today it's feminism. I have a real issue with the stigma surrounding such a word. As Lily Allen says, "Feminism is not a dirty word..." It always bothers me when I mention feminism and I can feel a huge shift in the energy of the room. People seem to think that feminism is essentially the same thing as misogyny, only in reverse order. The fact is that feminism has nothing to do with "girl power" or women being better than men. The entire concept revolves around equality. 

I saw this cartoon on the internet with the definition of feminism, which is something similar to "someone who moves for equality between men and women of all races". This girl looks at it and says, "Seriously, who doesn't want this?" And the caption read: "When people say they are against feminism, I just assume they don't know what they're talking about." (I'm sorry I couldn't get the actual, photo. I'll track it down eventually and add it on). 

I've begun to take this belief into my own life, and whenever someone said something degrading about feminism, I death glare them and ask them what exactly they think feminism actually is. 99% of the time, they're very wrong, and I teach them what it actually is. The remaining 1% are just assholes. 

It's ridiculous to me that women and minorities are still fighting for essential human rights. Rights that are covered by the constitution in 5 words: "All men are created equal". (Don't even think about pulling the 'it says all men are created equal, not women')

 I mean, women are STILL not payed as much as men are for the same job, and the fact is that racism remains a prominent aspect of our society. Just as throughout history, we simply refuse to admit any weaknesses whatsoever. You know, "becuz this is Amuricah!"

I'm not trying to knock America too hard, we try hard (most of the time) and are, overall, a great country. Gotta love that freedom. I merely wish to point out that we have faults too, and it is high time we address them and finally bring an end to discrimination and inequality.