I guess this would be the best time to define what I think feminism is here and now, because this will probably change by the end of my blog, or at least alter a little bit. That is the point of learning.
Feminism, in my mind, is the believe/movement that women are equal to men.
They deserve the same rights, the same privileges, the same expectations, and the same standards as men. Obviously certain things won't be the same, like who will be the one actually giving birth (unless science becomes so advanced that men can carry the fetus!!) BUT both parties who contributed to the new born should be EXPECTED to have the same responsibility in the child rearing process. Men should be able to stay home while the woman works without any stigma assigned to either party. Women should be able to cook without having to "make her husband a sandwich" for any reason other than she enjoys it and thought it would be a nice gesture. The glass ceiling should be broken. Whether or not the statistic that women make, on average, 30% less then men is "grossly out of proportion," there should be no difference to begin with.
Basically, feminism is not some crazy movement of lesbians trying to take over the world and make men pay for their oppression of women; and while a little more respect and acceptance would be nice, that is not the point. Feminism, pure and simple, is just about equality in every aspect of life.
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