Maya2001
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Joined: 8/22/2007 From: Woodstock ONT,CANADA Status: offline
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I think it all depends on how one defines a feminist and what being a feminist means to you. To me it means that regardless of gender you should have the right to equal education, jobs if qualified and equal pay if doing the same job, while on the job in the factory if the equipment breaks down, the supervisors better not single me out of my team of co-workers because I am a female and tell me to pick up a broom or mop and clean and let the males stand around and doing nothing while we are receiving the same hourly pay, as a parent it means I will raise my children equally meaning the boys will learn to clean house, sew and cook and the girls will also learn to do yard work and take out trash and how to do some household repairs, I want both sexes to learn how to become independent because life does not guarantee they will always have a partners so I want them to be able to stand on their own 2 feet , To me being a feminist means I do not have to submit to every male out there, I can haggle over the price I am willing to pay for a car, I can negogiate with the banker for the best mortgage rate, I can argue with the male doctor or vet and ask for a second opinion if I think they are wrong, it means having the freedom to choose if I want to submit to someone and to what extent, it also mean I am not a second class citizen with less rights just because I was born a female.
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