Common misconceptions about Feminism.

Are we all bra-burning, hateful, lesbian feminists that sacrifice men to goddess Lilith?

Readers, I'm about to blow your mind. What if I told you that what you know about feminists is totally wrong? Are you still alive over there?
If you're still alive, read on.
People have a generally negative feeling when it comes to feminism. In this post, I will clear up all the confusion surrounding my favorite F word.

1. Feminists are always angry.
   Do we get angry? Yes. Are we ALWAYS angry? No. We are always passionate about making change. Our goal in everything we do is to establish equality between sexes, races, religions, ethnicities, etc. Generations of men and women have been working to establish that equality. Others, like Trump and his extremist conservatives, are trying to undo that work.
2. Feminists are hairy.
   Wrong. Some of us do shave, others do not. It is none of your business.Feminists HATE men and want them castrated.
   We don't hate men, and we certainly don't want them castrated. Again, we want equality.
3. Feminists are all lesbians.
   This is the most common misconception that people have about feminists: that we are all lesbians. False! Yes, there are lesbian feminists. There are also bisexual, pansexual, straight, demisexual, queer, asexual, transgender, and gay male feminists, to name a few. What is my orientation? I don't put myself in a sexual orientation box. I pursue whomever my soul is attracted to. Right now, I'm out of the game and working on me.
4. Feminists wear all black.
   False. We dress in every color.
5. Feminists practice witchcraft.
   This one makes me laugh. Not all feminists are pagan/wiccan. There are people of all religions that identify as feminist.
6. Feminists are old cat ladies.
   False. There married feminists, single feminists, polyamorous feminists, etc. Some are cat people, some are dog people. Some have birds, snakes, horses, sheep, chinchillas, etc.
7. Feminists are baby murderers.
   I don't think every feminist has had an abortion. I'm a feminist and I've never had an abortion. Have I considered it? Yes. I couldn't go through with it because I was already emotionally attached to my baby. Here's where I stand on abortion: If someone continuously gets pregnant and has an abortion, I think that's wrong. If a women has gotten pregnant as the result of a rape or incest encounter, she should be given the option for abortion. If a pregnancy becomes life-threatening, a woman should be given the option of abortion. Anyone who chooses abortion for the reasons above should NOT be demeaned and bullied. They need counseling, love, care. Abortion is NOT an easy decision for most women. It's a gut-wrenching and debilitating decision.
8. Women are already equal, we don't need feminism.
   WRONG! If you think you are considered equal in this phallic world, you are sorely mistaken. We still earn less than men, and we are expected to do all domestic work (household work, taking care of kids, etc). Look at our government. It's run by mostly white men. What about women of color? Women of color are the most discriminated against across ALL genres. Women of color earn even LESS than white women.
9. Feminists are not feminine.
   We wear whatever the fuck we want to wear. Some of us were dresses, some of us wear bras, some of us wear panties, some of us wear boxers. We all have different tastes.
10. Feminists can't be religious.
    False. There are Christian feminists, Agnostic feminists, Atheist feminists, Wiccan feminists, Pagan feminists, Muslim feminists, etc. We aren't a religion. We are a social movement.
11. Men cannot be feminist.
    WRONG! There are many amazing male feminists who have done tremendously in our fight for equality. Just because you weren't born with a vagina, it doesn't mean you can't care about women's rights. I have a son, and I'm going to raise him to care about women's rights. I'd love for him to be among the amazing men and amazing women who are fighting for equal rights.

I hope the above helps you understand feminism better. We aren't angry c*nts that want to boil your genitalia in acid. We just want equal rights. We want equal pay, equal opportunities, etc. Men and women are both human. We are on this floating rock in space, and we are dealing with a lot of shit on earth. How about closing the gap between us, and how about we work together so life can become better?

Until we can all work together, feminists everywhere will continue fighting for our rights. We may get loud, we may get personal, but you won't see proper feminist protesters becoming violent against another human. We will just destroy your mind with our words :-) .

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