Rebecca
Gloria Steinem once said, "a pedestal is as much a prison as any small space." My favorite small space is a soapbox. As a recovering anorexic and a feminist, I spend a lot of my time on a soapbox. I hate the way that women are portrayed in the media; the way that women are oppressed through the push by corporate America to reduce their bodies and spend their money on diet products, fat-free foods, and Jenny Craig. I hate the fact that thinness appears to be far more important in our society than intelligence. I hate the fact that the women in America are shrinking, not to please themselves or to attain good health, but to attract a man. It makes me mad. So, I can be frequently found on my soapbox, tirading about the ills of society and the oppression of women. In my small, suburban, affluent, WASP-y town, the soapbox IS a prison. It is a lonely place to be. I get shit every single day about my views and opinions. I am the town "feminazi" and am usually told to "find a good man", "go find some people like me who care", or "shut up". But I don't. I continue to tirade, and I will continue until I get what I want...what is right. You probably think that I am just some self-absorbed suburban do-gooder who wants to brag, but you'd be wrong. I am a Heartless Bitch not by being really outgoing, or by slapping someone in the face, or in any other stereotypical way. I just stand up for what I believe in. I want to be a member of HBI so that I have other people to talk to, who agree with me. It is getting lonely on my soapbox...but I'd rather talk to other people with their own than get off of mine.
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