I resent the idea that being a feminist means weāre pretending to be men. I am a feminist because I love women and I want women to feel good about themselves. And feeling good about myself does not mean being manly because my happiness does rely on possessing a penis. Iād have to buy new jeggings and learn how to urinate standing up. It would totally cut into my bathroom Vine watching time.
A few weeks ago, Vice Magazine founder Gavin McInnes said, "I think a lot of women smash through the āglass ceilingā... and they see their friends from their small town with 3 kids going to soccer practice and they think, āThat looks kind of cool, actually." But being a feminist doesnāt mean that we arenāt allowed to bear soccer player children. There are no overlords that will take athletically inclined offspring from us in the night. But that does sound like a cool plot to a young adult novel with a strong female lead!
Hilarious, clever, beautiful pioneer comedian Wendy Liebman said that her definition of feminism is: āWomen helping other women.ā And thatās really stuck with me. To me feminists are women who want women to feel empowered. Weāre not flannel wearing, angry man haters, unless we want to be. As the amazing and insightful comedian Virginia Jones puts it, āFeminism means we can do whatever the fuck we want and we donāt have to do anything we donāt want to.ā
Iām tough and I cry and laugh and am vulnerable and I wear dresses and whilst doing all those things Iām still a feminist. If feminism is the concept that women should feel good about themselves, how could that possibly be a negative thing? Maybe in bizarro world, which is a construct of the DC universe, and regardless of our stance on gender politics, weāre Marvel kids, amiright? Don't be a dick. Tune in next week to shave my legs for me.