Lynn
I have been told that I am too honest. If I disagree with what someone says, I say so.
Before college and even halfway through my first semester, I was an English major with a prospective minor in secondary education. I was sure this was what I wanted to do. However, as I went through my education courses, I changed my mind. I became (thanks to an unofficial Heartless Bitch I now count as one of my best friends and a professor that saw potential) an English major and a political science major. I thought it was no big deal. My family and a few people I spent time with disagreed. I'd gone from a "safe" profession of teaching high school English to becoming more involved with politics and setting my sights on becoming a college professor. My grandmother instantly discouraged me with, "But you'll meet a nice young man, marry him, and not want to keep up with all that schooling." In earlier years, it might have bothered me, but I blew it off this time. I know what I want now.
Since meeting Emily and Dr. Roberds, I've come more into my own, and my opinions are louder than ever, though I'll still admit defeat if I see that I am completely wrong. During a discussion in a philosophy class, I set a girl straight on the meaning of "feminism" because she was going on about how she didn't see how it was such a bad thing if women were housewives and that it was horrible to hate men on the basis of sex. I had to inform her that all feminism entailed was the belief that men and women should be equal in the eyes of the law, business, and family duties. If a woman wants to be a housewife, great, but if she doesn't, she sure as hell should not feel like she HAS to just because some "man" (I use quotations because a real man would be fine with his wife doing whatever she felt her calling was) told her she had to. I have earned the title of "Bitch" with several "men" at my campus because I hold the belief that they need to treat me with respect if they want me to respect them.
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