Feminism

Before reading "You're a Hardcore Feminist. I swear." I have to admit that not only would I not have considered myself a feminist, but I also had a rather negative outlook on the topic. As Valenti discusses, girls’ heads, including my own, are filled with negative stereotypes about feminism keeping us from ever really understanding what it means. Valenti explains that most women actually support feminist goals. These women, however, do not claim the feminist title which is hard to do since it has such a negative connotation. One big misconception that I had was that being a feminist means that you have to constantly fight for equality for women and persuade others to agree with your feminist beliefs. I also thought that I could never be a feminist because I don’t contribute anything. Valenti corrected my thoughts by writing “Chances are, you’ve probably done stuff that makes you a feminist. You don’t have to be a full-time activist to be an awesome feminist.” As she goes on to give examples and upon reflection of the whole article, I realized that I am more of a feminist than I had known.