I'm kind of sad that this is the last part of my Feminism Project! If you haven't seen the first five posts, check out my introduction, LM's anti-feminism post, Clara's pseudo-feminist post, and Nikita's pro-feminism post! This post is a personal conclusion to the project. Feel free to use this space for respectful debate, but hateful comments will be reported and deleted!
The whole point of this project was to help me to come to a more concrete stance on feminism. While I've learned a lot through this project, my opinion on feminism has stayed pretty much the same. I've written, erased and re-written this post several times... there are so many things I could/want to say. I think I'll just talk about a couple of issues that are important to me.
Feminism has allowed women to be more protected and valued, and as many of you know, these subjects are close to my heart. My utmost struggle in life is my ability to feel valued, and the safety of humans (regardless of gender) is an issue that I am extremely passionate about.
About two years ago, I was sexually assaulted. It was horrible, and among the worst experiences of my whole life. I've learned so much since that day, but looking back it is one of the clearest pictures (to me) of how easily people can be manipulated and taken advantage of (You can read my letter to the man who assaulted me here.).
I know that because of feminism, not only can women have a voice against their assailants, but less women are being taken advantage of. I also know that in less developed parts of the world, we still need to fight for women to have that voice - we need to fight for all people to have that voice. Feminism is still fighting for this.
Feminism also, however, fights for things that I disagree with, and sometimes oppresses men. I love all people - and my definition of all people includes unborn babies. This reason alone makes it extremely difficult for me to get behind feminism. I'm also not sure what to say about the sexual revolution that the third wave of feminism sparked: it seems like yet another thing that I support in parts, but am less comfortable with other parts.
So I guess, in conclusion, I'll continue to be a pseudo-feminist. I am so thankful to my three friends who contributed their time and effort to making this project a reality; I learned so much through the various lenses they presented. I learned through this project that I need feminism more than I ever thought I did, and that it's okay to partially support a movement. :)
What about you? Did you learn anything new through this project?
The whole point of this project was to help me to come to a more concrete stance on feminism. While I've learned a lot through this project, my opinion on feminism has stayed pretty much the same. I've written, erased and re-written this post several times... there are so many things I could/want to say. I think I'll just talk about a couple of issues that are important to me.
Feminism has allowed women to be more protected and valued, and as many of you know, these subjects are close to my heart. My utmost struggle in life is my ability to feel valued, and the safety of humans (regardless of gender) is an issue that I am extremely passionate about.About two years ago, I was sexually assaulted. It was horrible, and among the worst experiences of my whole life. I've learned so much since that day, but looking back it is one of the clearest pictures (to me) of how easily people can be manipulated and taken advantage of (You can read my letter to the man who assaulted me here.).
I know that because of feminism, not only can women have a voice against their assailants, but less women are being taken advantage of. I also know that in less developed parts of the world, we still need to fight for women to have that voice - we need to fight for all people to have that voice. Feminism is still fighting for this.
Feminism also, however, fights for things that I disagree with, and sometimes oppresses men. I love all people - and my definition of all people includes unborn babies. This reason alone makes it extremely difficult for me to get behind feminism. I'm also not sure what to say about the sexual revolution that the third wave of feminism sparked: it seems like yet another thing that I support in parts, but am less comfortable with other parts.
So I guess, in conclusion, I'll continue to be a pseudo-feminist. I am so thankful to my three friends who contributed their time and effort to making this project a reality; I learned so much through the various lenses they presented. I learned through this project that I need feminism more than I ever thought I did, and that it's okay to partially support a movement. :)
What about you? Did you learn anything new through this project?
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