Petra
So, what it all comes down to is that I am tired of people trying to tell me how to be a girl. Don't they understand that I am a woman? I'm fed up with the attitude I don't only get from men, but women as well. Girls turning to me in a student party telling me to "put away that feminism of mine, 'cause this is a party and people are trying to have fun!" Well, I'm so sorry for pointing out that this song is sexist, and that I do not want to sing it, by the way I'm leaving!
All my life I refused to compromise myself, I stood up to the coolest girl in school (she also became my friend because of that) and told her that I wouldn't do what she told me to do. So why should I start now? Why should I start to be something I am not, because of what people say? That also goes for so called feminists that are picking on women for being too sexy. My sexuality is my right and I won't let anyone take it away from me! It does not make me less of a feminist that I feel like wearing a skirt and high heels sometimes. Since feminism is about equality, not conformity, I really can't understand the polemics.
Another thing that makes me freak, is the fact that women still victimize themselves. There are women out there who are true victims, no doubt about it, but when women keep on putting themselves down, they are just undermining what feminists and true bitches have fought for all this time. By being a strong-headed women, by standing up for your rights, refusing to compromise with the "laws" of the patriarchy, we can set ourselves free, and end the oppression of women around the world. Putting all the blame on the men and not taking proper responsibility for our part in the emancipation of woman, we are never gonna achieve anything. Maybe one day, the majority of the west-world population will not see me as a bitch for claiming that everyone has the right to choose their own way of dressing, being, and acting no matter the gender. But, for that we need to fight and that is what I do and intend to keep on doing. On my own if I have to, but more willingly with other strong women to back me up.
That is what my Heartless Bitchiness is about -- not having to be less than I am because of any pre-set, antiquated norms!
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