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I Need Feminism Because There Is No Bright Future Without It
I need feminism because I shouldn’t be called “gay” for the way I act or things I like! (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). “I need feminism” is something I never thought I would say if it weren’t for this...
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Future of Feminism Depends on Me
I need feminism because I deserve to be a valued member of society. (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) As I sit down to write this post, I plug in my iPod, choose a song that will suit the mood I’m going...
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We are Oblivious to Rap and Hip-Hop’s Misogyny
I need feminism because the future of mankind depends on it (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Before I took this high school feminism course, my knowledge of feminism was very limited. I always...
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I Need Feminist Art and Media. So Do You.
I need feminism because I am a girl figuring out how to be a woman (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism. I need feminism because I have never felt so aware. I have never felt more at home in...
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I Need Feminism Because I am Blind Without It
I need feminism because women are half our population and deserve to be treated as so (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). The feminist fight is one that the general public tends to sweep under the carpet....
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WE ARE NOT THERE YET
I need feminism because we are not there yet! (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez).´ Why feminism? Because WE ARE NOT THERE YET. Women are paid 77 cents to every dollar a man earns. Few women are CEO’s....
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Making My Life Better Through Feminism
I need feminism because people keep telling me to “stop cursing,” “act like a lady,” “don’t dress like a slut,” etc. And I’m sick of it! (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) I think I’ve always been a...
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I Need Feminism Because My Sister Shouldn’t Have To Experience Street Harassment
I need feminism because my little sister should have the same amount of confidence in + respect for herself as I do for her! (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) The other day I was walking down the street...
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I Need Feminism Because of Slut-Shaming and Other Double Standards
I need feminism because I was called a “bimbo” and a “stupid cunt” for defending those that are victimized by gender norms/stereotypes (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Almost every girl I know has been...
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Discovering My Feminist Toolbox
I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become. (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become in our society. I...
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Empowered and Speaking Out: Young Feminists Find Their Voices
Here I am reading a personal story at our International Day of the Girl assembly at my school (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). Over the summer, I participated in a lot of social justice workshops at my...
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Turning Silence into Action: One Boy’s Reflection on International Day of the...
Here I am reading a poem I wrote for International Day of the Girl (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). When I first learned that our feminism class was going to be sharing our intersectionality essays in...
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Slut: The Play and the Word “Slut”
Image credit: http://sluttheplay.com Slut: The Play is about sixteen-year-old Joey Del Marco who has a life-altering Friday night out after having been raped by her high school friends. Joey speaks up...
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Discovering Why I Need to Tell Myself I Am a Feminist Every Day
This is only one of the many reasons that I NEED feminism. Photo Credit: Ileana Jimenez I need feminism because my gender should not stop me from doing anything that I could possibly want to do or...
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Why a Guy Like Me Needs Feminism
“I need feminism because equality is a must.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). When I was asked to think about why I need feminism, I couldn’t start writing for a while. I thought about this question...
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I Want to Become a Feminist Role Model
“I need feminism because with it, I can achieve the purity of vision I need to understand what surrounds me and start creating the change we need.” (Photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) When I entered my high...
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Feminist Consciousness Raising: There’s No Turning Back
I need feminism because I would not be who I am without it! Feminism to me is like oxygen; I don’t want it. I need it. Feminism has awakened some giant in me that has been sleeping for the past 16...
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Taking Feminism to the Next Step
“I need feminism because everyone deserves to be proud of who they are and not feel pressured to be who they ‘should’ be.” (Photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) As the feminism class comes to a close, Ileana...
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Why I Need Feminism: Stop the Girl on Girl Crimes!
“I need feminism because I’ve got a lot on my plate without a side order of racist, classist, conformist, capitalist, patriarchal bullshit.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). When faced with the...
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It’s Time for a Feminist Makeover
“I need feminism because the world needs a makeover”(Photo Credit: Ileana Jiménez) I need feminism because the world needs a makeover. The world deserves the same feminist makeover that my classmates...
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