Girls who read
I just had to share this video, it's my favorite thing right now. Maybe because it strokes my ego (I do read a lot), or maybe because men who like smart women are the hottest men of all.
source: http://www.becomingsomething.com/
Recently I saw a dude on Facebook say that feminists hate men no matter what men do. A tired and dismissive stereotype that aggravates me to no end.
My husband is a feminist and I'm pretty sure he doesn't hate himself. Guys can be feminists too, and when they are it is the hottest thing ever.
I guess feminist issues have been more on the forefront of my mind lately due to the whole birth control kerfuffle going down. Suffice it to say: Republicans, you're seriously skeeving me out. And I know I'm not the only female who'll feel that way.
I just wasted about 30 minutes debating this issue with some guy I don't know on Facebook. He was actually trying to defend Rush Limbaugh, you know, the guy who likes to call women sluts and prostitutes for having the audacity to want sex. This man I was arguing with said things like "I pay for my own birth control, so she can too!"
Yeah, she could. Although this argument ignores the fact that a.)birth control is used for other things besides contraception. And b.) if a woman get pregnant, her body is about to undergo a radical transformation, risking possible health concerns on top of having to look after the health of the fetus as well. Not to mention all the doctor visits and medical procedures she'll have to attend. What happens to a man's body when he get someone pregnant? Other than he probably rolled over and fell asleep? NOTHING. So don't try and tell me it's the same deal for women and men.
About now, one may be tempted to make an exceptionally crass argument like, "well why don't you hold some aspirin between your knees." (Again, Republicans, you're showing your jerk cards.) To which I will say, we have birth control. There's no going back. Women are going to have sex. Get over it. And if you hate abortions so much, (and most do, even pro-choicers) you really ought to get behind preventing unwanted pregnancies.
And this dude I was arguing with (complete waste of time, I know), was totally mansplaining me too. "Pay attention," he told me at one point. (Mansplaining means he was talking down to me in that "silly little woman, let a man tell you how it is" fashion. I worked at a sporting goods store for two years with lots of good ole boys. I can recognize mansplaining when I see it.)
So I guess my point is: Republicans are really grossing me out right now, more than usual. They say they want small government, but really they want it just small enough to fit in our uterus.
And they'll call feminists sluts, prostitutes, radical, man haters, lesbians, you name it. Anything to marginalize or defame. Some women will even join them in the rock hurling, which is the saddest part of all.
But there is no going back.
And yes, this blog post veered wildly off its original track, but I guess I just needed to get that off my chest.
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