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Before reading “I’m Not a Feminist, But…” by Penny A Weiss, I would have responded the same as she did when first asked the question of “Are you a feminist?” I would have gone through my long list of beliefs of yes I am for equal rights on social, economic, and a political level, and I would have added the “but” in the middle of my sentence saying but, I am not an activist. I was unaware of the many things that feminist fight for and believe in. I know what the stereotype of a feminist is said to be, but that is not why I was scared to say that I was a feminist. When I say that I am unaware of the multiple things that feminist around the world are fighting for, I mean that. Penny Weiss listed several concerns that I was clueless about. Or, I knew of the need for concern, but I didn’t know how it related to being a feminist, and how feminist are fighting to stop theses things from happening. Fighting for equal rights now means to me, equal rights in every aspect of my life. I want to be able to challenge a boss that sexually harasses me, leave my abusive husband. So many actions that women want to take have been labeled unacceptable because society sees it as radical. There are also too many ignorant people that are telling society that this is the way that things are and this is how women like it. And to say that women ask to be harassed, abused, or even raped is unintelligent and proves that there is a way of thinking that is embedded in society.
Approximate Word count = 1089
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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