You know it’s funny, I started reading this and my first impulse was “I’m going to make sure to say, thank you for identifying as a feminist in the comment below for sure!” but then I kept reading...
...to your point that we shouldn’t have to thank men or applaud them for being allies. Everyone should be a feminist. The “system” of sexism messes up the world for all of us in different ways -- and feminism is what frees men and women from the awkwardness and pain of living in a world where you can’t trust anyone until you get to know them.
I think it’s amazing that you’re writing about feminism. I wish more men did. Feminism is so often seen as women’s work. Women are the ones being oppressed...and then being asked to clean up the mess. I wish more men would chip in and help us break the cycle.
I've made it super tricky to get and receive praise for this piece, haven't I? But, yeah. We all need to work to make a difference, and men have an important supporting role in that.
Absolutely! I made sure to follow you, and I’m excited to keep checking out this Sunday series. See you around the steemosphere.
I always find it hillarious how women need male allies, yet in the same breath will say a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.