I am a Feminist! Well, maybe I am?

I look at Feminism as an army standing against oppression. I think that if you stand against racism, animal cruelty, domestic abuse, woman not being treated as equals, and the horrific ways homosexuals are treated, you are a feminist. This semester I’ve been taking a Woman’s Studies course and it’s really opened my eyes to all the issues, hidden and public, that deal with oppression. I agree that Feminism works because most of these issues deal with the cruelty against women, but that doesn’t mean it only stands for that. Even just in the small two months I’ve been taking this course I have been ridiculed for it, I have had people laugh and say “why would you take such a thing, that’s not gonna get you anywhere.” I think people are rather ridiculous with these close minded views that Feminists are “man-haters.” Fuck you! I love men, I love the power they have and how soft they act towards women when they care about them. I love the assholes because it’s only human to get hurt and become bitter. I love the lazy guys that don’t know how to cook and the overachievers that run the show. What I don’t agree with, are the men that beat their wives, are the men that scare their children, the men that ignore their families in order to be rich. I hate very specific types of men. Woman’s Studies did not alienate me to do anything, it only provided the information they don’t teach on a daily basis. I love this course and I don’t think people should be afraid of calling themselves a Feminist. Men can be Feminist, they can stand for that if they believe what it stands for. If you stand against oppression and dream of equality, you can state what you are, it’s okay. This word has so much baggage to so many people, as a “man-hating” or a “feminazi.” I just don’t understand why our society is so close minded that even just taking a course to learn about your history, you get ridiculed. What’s the difference between being black and wanting to know your history and being a women and wanting to know your history? Most Feminists are just like me, they believe what they believe and it happens to fall under a label or stereotype. I just hope you guys won’t ridicule every man or women that decides they don’t care what baggage the word Feminist has. Feminism stands for alot more than you think, and unless you have the facts I hope you have enough respect to listen.