First of all, my curiosity has driven me to ask: how did you know my screen name? I thought I was "anonymous"? :) Secondly, thank you so much for your thoughtful, well-written, and agreeable response/s. I definitely wish there were more people like you in the world. Thirdly, I must admit to telling a partial untruth by calling myself "caucasian". Truth is, I am Eurasian, meaning my mom is white and my dad Chinese. Thus I have been able to spend plenty of time on both sides of the world. The reason I called myself white is because I am said to look more white than asian, and I didn't want people blaming my odd outlook on life on: "Oh, she's Chinese, duh!" Because, actually, I have spent much more time around my mom's family, and relate to American culture more than Chinese.
I do think differently than 99% of American women, and I don't really know what it stems from. Maybe it's just that there is something in me that drives me to be unique, and to question everything. I like a good debate. And I like to think. And, I honestly feel that my stance on feminism is the right one, and that has very little to do with my upbringing.
Yes, the all or nothing stance is what I want to strongly speak against here. Seriously people, we are NOT choosing between a life of slavery and misery, and a life of ecstatic freedom! Being feminine IS our freedom. Instead of having to amble through life worried, overworked, and stressing out over what our prideful society think of us, we have the freedom to be happy, to be treasured and loved, and to be valued for what we do best. In the olden days, there was something awesome and hopelessly attractive about women that drew men to them like flies. They were respected, revered, and doted upon because they were ladies. Now, we just have a bunch of human beings that mix and mingle and compete and fight. Gender distinction is becoming a thing of the past, and it makes me feel like there is no longer anything special about being a lady. Instead, we get the short end of the stick by having to work harder, and gain less. And you are very right about the way media and all their propaganda make it so women are left with hardly a choice.
Is it normal for a girl to be an antifeminist?
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First of all, my curiosity has driven me to ask: how did you know my screen name? I thought I was "anonymous"? :) Secondly, thank you so much for your thoughtful, well-written, and agreeable response/s. I definitely wish there were more people like you in the world. Thirdly, I must admit to telling a partial untruth by calling myself "caucasian". Truth is, I am Eurasian, meaning my mom is white and my dad Chinese. Thus I have been able to spend plenty of time on both sides of the world. The reason I called myself white is because I am said to look more white than asian, and I didn't want people blaming my odd outlook on life on: "Oh, she's Chinese, duh!" Because, actually, I have spent much more time around my mom's family, and relate to American culture more than Chinese.
I do think differently than 99% of American women, and I don't really know what it stems from. Maybe it's just that there is something in me that drives me to be unique, and to question everything. I like a good debate. And I like to think. And, I honestly feel that my stance on feminism is the right one, and that has very little to do with my upbringing.
Yes, the all or nothing stance is what I want to strongly speak against here. Seriously people, we are NOT choosing between a life of slavery and misery, and a life of ecstatic freedom! Being feminine IS our freedom. Instead of having to amble through life worried, overworked, and stressing out over what our prideful society think of us, we have the freedom to be happy, to be treasured and loved, and to be valued for what we do best. In the olden days, there was something awesome and hopelessly attractive about women that drew men to them like flies. They were respected, revered, and doted upon because they were ladies. Now, we just have a bunch of human beings that mix and mingle and compete and fight. Gender distinction is becoming a thing of the past, and it makes me feel like there is no longer anything special about being a lady. Instead, we get the short end of the stick by having to work harder, and gain less. And you are very right about the way media and all their propaganda make it so women are left with hardly a choice.