i think i over-simplify the highly complex term, 'feminism,' but to me it's always been about self-respect. i have friends (who resemble the riotgrrrls described in an earlier post--is there anything more annoying?) who pride themselves on their feminist ideology, are always flipping out when a guy even hints at the difference between boys and girls, and who maintain this perpetual resentment for 'the evils of patriarchal society'--if i had a dime for everytime that phrase was tossed around ...however, their lifestyle puts them in a total state of vulnerability. they are constantly being used and abused--all at the hands of their enemy--MEN!!! i mean, sleep around if you want, but get something out of it. don't bitch, moan, and cry about it later. how strong is a girl who can't tell a guy to fuck off? i respect myself enormously, therefore i don't get talked into doing things that i'll later regret to appease some horny asshole. i guess i use this as an example because this is the weakness that's common among all of my radically 'feminist' friends. so i don't fuck every guy that comes around, but i do love taking baths (complete with candles and bubble bath), wearing dresses, painting my nails, wearing perfume, shaving my legs and arm pits, and giggling about silly things. i don't even own a chain wallet or a shirt that says, 'slut.' i guess i'm not a feminist after all.
