By definition feminism is female equality not female superiority.
Feminism is a reoccurring battle that not only women face but men do too.
Who would've believed they both go hand in hand.
It's a topic that opens up so many opinions and viewpoints.
Sometimes it is hard to decipher what you should think and feel.
The media doesn't help as it frames both genders to look like we are against each other leaving the stereotypical alpha male rolling their eyes belittling the issue.
It's not a battle between all genders, it's about being equal.
There's many ways where now things aren't always equal like feeling equal in the workplace and access to opportunities.
Walking into an office with male dominance there can be really intimidating.
Its not hating on men at all, we just want to walk home without all our friends wondering if we are going to be alive before we get to our front door.
That isn't normal to question your safety but what is normal is receiving a message saying let me know you got home safe.
Growing up as a young girl I thought these things were normal and then growing into a woman it makes me look at my reactions and behaviours almost annoyed at myself that society has manufactured me to think a certain way.
Not even knowing I put up boundaries that I don't even want to have up but for my safety "its best to".
How messed up does the world have to be?
We are brainwashed to wear certain things to fit in with other people and to protect ourselves from people that look at us as objects and not real people.
Imagine if women did that, oh wait if we act like men do then we are looked at as “too much”.
We get told by everyone on how to tick a box that isn't a box of our own.
We can't be too much of something because it's a threat but if you are too little of something you aren't enough.
A common thing that I hear around people who have big personalities or want so much out of life and doesn't necessarily fit in the mould of every woman on social media is being too much.
People criticise women when they push boundaries that make people feel uncomfortable but that's how we grow.
Being like that as a woman is freeing and not everyone likes it and why do they want half of the population to feel anxious trying to mute down to a level that suits everyone but themself.
Then an upside is that women can't be too small which is made to feel like an insult if they don't have anything for themselves or aren't as confident.
But you have to be small enough in size and look good to everyone so you get better opportunities and more attention whether it's good or bad attention, that's up to you to decide.
It feels like a lose-lose situation if you ask me.
It's about all groups working together to make eachother feel safe, never mind what they are wearing, what job you have, who earns more and who essentially who you are within this world.
Most men are feminists too and they don't realise it because they just give us the fundamental respect that we expect from anyone despite their gender.
Ditch the double standards and acknowledge the different ways men are treated compared to women.
After all, all anyone wants is to be heard.
We are given a voice and ears.
Let's use them by talking and listening to each other.