have i told you i remain a feminist?
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Have I told you I remain a feminist?
As long as I hear a boy being scorned with the phrase, "Don't act like a girl,"
I remain a feminist.
Because as long as people believe being female is somehow less-than,
we need to
As long as I hear a woman being asked, "Is the boss at home?" I remain a feminist.
Because as long as people still believe females require a boss, we need to
As long as I hear a man practice hospitality by saying, "My girl will get you a coffee,"
I remain a feminist.
Because as long as there are men in the workplace who believe their female
colleagues are merely 'girls,' we need to
As long as anyone is still thinking, "She should have shut her mouth. That's why I
punched her," I remain a feminist.
Because as long as this world requires women's shelters, we need to
As long as sexualized images of women are displayed in workplaces or fantasized via the
internet, I remain a feminist.
Because as long as there are people who objectify women's bodies, we need to
While there are cultures where women are forced to hide their faces, silence their
voices, be circumcised, sold into the sex trade, or married off against their will,
I remain a feminist.
Because as long as there are societies that propagate female oppression, we must
While there are still places where females have been denied the right to vote, hold
office or be educated, I remain a feminist.
Because as long as women are not given equal opportunity, we need to