Feminism seem’s to  be the underlying factor in deciding whether a human being is a good person or not. Yet so many people decide to not identify themselves with feminism because of its brash, aggressive nature that has so stereotyped the typical feminist. For me, i never really understood it, and to be honest, i still kind of don’t. Despite that, with the  information that i do have, i feel and identify myself with being a feminist. I don’t hate women. I don’t want women to be unequal to men, and i don’t want women to be or feel inferior to men in any shape or form.

Before being educated, i, like many people out there thought that feminism was an extremist ideology that consisted of a bunch of man-hating women that wanted nothing but female domination. Although my experiences have somewhat supported this idea to some extent, i now know what feminism is. It is equality. That is it. Feminism is making sure that EVERYONE in the same position in the workforce is paid the same, regardless of gender, feminism is making sure that women are not overly and explicitly used or sexualised in the media or anywhere else, feminism is making sure that every woman gets a fair go and is not judged, thought of or treated in any inferior way shape of form. Feminism is equality. Feminism is not the exploitation of one gender for the greater good of the other, and it is definitely not the point of prioritising one gender over the other. And that goes for MEN AND WOMEN.

Too many times have i seen men say the most disgusting things about women, common phrases and ideologies like “go back to the kitchen” and “i’m a man so i should be in charge”, both of which linger in society of todays mentality.

And yet it seems to go both ways as well, men are now being treated to double standards that unfairly disadvantage them in all kinds of situations. For instance, it is a common fact that a girl is more likely to be telling the truth in a case than a boy, noticeable in school centralised situations. Not to mention the inequalities of the justice system, especially in regards to sexual assault and rape, women are favoured and sometimes given the upper hand when it comes to consensual sex, forcing men to be falsely accused of crimes they did not commit . It seems that despite our push for equality, everyone seems to end up suffering in what way or another, why? because of the ignorance of the people in society, again both men and women, whose actions seem to disadvantage and cruelly disable another person’s life in some shape or form.

Yes it sucks that there are inequalities in this world. How do you think i feel that my mother or future wife or future daughter will only earn 75% of that of a mans income. And its not just me, there are many men out there who feel the same way. But in equality, both sides need to work together, it just doesn’t work with one side screaming in your face and the other telling you to go back to the kitchen.  My whole life i’ve encountered the most sexist, misogynistic assholes on the planet, yet it was the  educators who explained to me the true meaning of feminism and why it is whats best for society. So why cant we be more like those types of people and teach people why equality is the right thing?

Because SEXISM is real, INEQUALITY is real, and one day its going to ruin us, unless we find a way to not only end the sexist tirade this world has underwent in its past, but to ensure that our children don’t end up with the same unethical and immoral values that tore us apart. We shouldn’t  just fight for feminism, we should also fight for an equal future.