My feminism is not afraid of gender or sex or living life to the fullest. My feminism demands respect, love, equality and space. My feminism will not tolerate complexity because in my feminism there is no room for gender discrimination. My feminism does not dislike men but dislikes power wielded as a force of authority. My feminism is a friendly place where girls and boys can be friends with no judgment. My feminism is all about equality, liberation and living as humans even though society stereotypes people into categorizes. And that is why my feminism is not a product that is distrusted but hope for change towards what really matters in life and the desire for humans to recognize that we have a lot more in common with one another than we think, despite our differences. My feminism is not afraid and will certainly not be silenced.
Manifesto
LIVE in such a way that if I die tomorrow, I will die happy, for one day it will be true.
INSPIRE people, in one way or another. One day you might change their life completely.
CHALLENGE yourself and never be afraid to fall down or feel like a failure. Get back up. A failure is someone who gives up after they fall down and lose hope. That is not me.
BE OPEN minded and curious. Search for the truth instead of defending faith.
LOVE with all your heart, for one day someone will love you back.
APPRECIATE life and beauty in the world, in all of its forms.
BE YOURSELF no matter what anyone says because that is your gift in life.
NEVER JUDGE anyone that is different because when you judge another, you do not define them but you define yourself.
Sandra, I really felt inspired by your opening line “My feminism demands respect, love, equality and space” I think this is something we all should adopt. You present many great concepts for a truly wonderful form of feminism, one that is unique to you and your beliefs. I agree with you in that our feminism is not one which is against men but rather against power which is used to hurt others. Standing up for your feminism is a key concept in keeping it alive, and your feminism will not be silenced. One of your main points in your manifesto I believe we all need to adopt in society is “Be open minded and curious. Search for the truth instead of defending faith” many people forget to search for the truth and wind up living in a distorted world. One of the greatest points you made was never judge, this is a concept I discussed in my manifesto as well and it is important to truly live by this standard; you said it perfectly “you do not define them but you define yourself” this is very true! Overall your manifesto was really great, I really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Zain:). I had a bit of a hard time getting started on my manifesto but as I read more about what manifestos were. I realized they were just guidelines a person lives by. I'm really glad you like it:)
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