I didnt expect to find Emma Watsons speech on feminism so amazing, but I did. I even cried. Because what she says is so true, and has been such a challenging -- especially emotionally -- overtone in my life. I hate it. I want gender inequality to end. I want the faulty assumptions of gender dichotomies to end. I want us all to be free to be HUMANS. Ourselves. Not forced to bear or fight the burden of gender stereotypes and the pressure that goes with them. Im thankful, at least, that like Emma, I had the supportive role models of my parents -- both of them -- and many of my teachers, to afford me so many opportunities many females and males do not get. I only wish I did not have to spend so much time defining myself as what I was not. I really wonder if, in an alternate reality where I did not have to deal with the frustrating and persistent mockery of being a girl as I grew up, if I would have been a much gentler, sensitive person. But instead I developed anger, aggression, resentment. Sure, it fueled me to push myself harder to show I was strong and capable, but not in the most healthy way. And I think it made it harder for me to befriend anyone -- males and females, for different but related reasons. In truth, I rarely associate strongly with either gender. Please, take a few minutes to listen to Emmas speech. Its poignant and so well delivered. If not now, when? If not you, who? I hope her speech will help inspire more people to be mindful and to just be themselves, rather than caving in to --and fueling -- gender stereotypes. Her campaign is called #HeForShe. Video: youtu.be/Q0Dg226G2Z8 Text (but video is better): unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:56:10 +0000
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