A little rant about how i struggle to handle some misogynist in my life.
1. Those who think men have lower emotional quality level and women have to tolerate all the dumb things they have done. Everyone matures in different ways, it is never about the gender.
2. Those who compares women by their physique. “no matter what they do, as long as she is pretty than she’s good”. No, just no.
3. Those who think it is okay to hit on women even if they show signs that they are uncomfortable. it is worse when they already told them to stop but they consider it as a challenge.
4. Those who says “i like women who is smart” and “i don’t want a partner who is smarter than me, women have to be reserved and feminine”. wow you just contradicts yourself, it is obviously impossible for you to have both.
5. Those who says women who is not working and focusing being a mom is not a feminist. This is totally wrong. Feminism means to allow women to choose for themselves, and being a full-time mom is a really great decision to have. Working mom is cool, Staying at home mom is also cool. Even if you choose to not be a mother, you’re awesome too.
6. Those who think women only passenger cars is a privilege. http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/2017/07/indonesia-womenonly/
Being in an environment where male dominates the population, i will say that i have learned so much about gender equality. At first, i realize there are some things that these people do unconsciously, because they are ignorant about these problems. I feel like i have to adapt. However, the more i think about it, i know that i don’t have to adapt to something i don’t agree with. I have to show them what i think and how they should respect me, not as a women, but as a human being. Even though we are different biologically, we are all just human and have same rights to speak on our own.
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