Too Extreme? 

If you’re reading this you’re probably interested in knowing what a radical feminist is, or you’re lost on the web and found this post… haha I’m just messing with you J

Let me define the word radical to simplify things up, according to study.com it is beliefs that are based on the idea that the main cause of women's oppression originates from social roles and institutional structures being constructed from male supremacy and patriarchy. Patriarchy is defined as group or a family led by men. Extremist are heard to desire to eliminate men, depending on how extreme they are they can literally mean eliminate them off the face of earth. I as a feminist think that this is the #1 reason some men hate feminists. We aren’t all the same.

Feminism means men and women are supposed to be equal, not more. On the other hand, you always have a group of people who pass the red line and modify the whole point of something. I’ve been around some people who I’ve heard talk so poorly about feminists and why it exists, it’s been really hard to not say anything because it was in the middle of a class. That kid was literally going to get hit; if he didn’t shut up and I made sure to let him know what was on my mind.

It’s sad to know that people view a group, subject or other stuff, throughout bad media or irrelevant extremists. It’s not right. We get hate from people who think that we are identical.

I would like to conclude that, this blog is dedicated to my grade 10 english teacher, I’ve learned a lot of this subject and it affected me in my ways. I hope that all you, who have been reading my blog enjoyed it and support feminism.

Thank you for all your time <3

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http://study.com/academy/lesson/radical-feminism-definition-theory-criticism.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/change

Historical inspiration 

There are many ways to inspire people, especially through music and social media.

Lesley Gore is one of the many singers who helped women boost their self-esteem and " played a major factor in the rise of the second wave feminist movement" throughout her singing career.  The song was published in 1963, at the age of 17 years old. women got the opportunity to vote but still had to protest for the same rights as men. In Québec city, women were excluded from the right to politically vote until the year of 1944, which is very disappointing in my opinion because it wasn’t till twenty-three years later that all of Canada considered a women’s political thought important. Which I find pretty late.

The lyrics are so touching in my opinion, when she sings this part in particular “And don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say” in my perspective this means to let me (as a women) express my opinion and also that I’m free to act the way I want to. I would like to add that a woman doesn’t have to be “calm and perfect” which is what society expects a woman to act like.

There is another part in the song “Don’t tie me down, I will never stay” if I were a woman back then, I would consider that as my “look up too” sentence. This lyric meaning don’t restrict me from doing what I want to do and also I won’t back down and I’ll take every chance I have to get what I want; the link I’m going to be making here is that no matter what sex you are; one isn’t superior then the other.

In conclusion this week’s blog was briefly about a singer whose song was a big hit at the age of 17 years old. She hasn’t only inspired women back in 1963 but I as well in 2016.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don%27t_Own_Me

·       http://msmagazine.com/blog/2015/02/18/lesley-gore-and-her-feminist-anthems/

·       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDUjeR01wnU

Welcome back. :)  I’m very glad that you have returned to read this week’s blog. Last week’s post, simply talked about some more of my thoughts towards feminism with a little support from our new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who stated that it shouldn’t be a topic that is difficult to speak of in public. You should always be proud of being a Feminist whether you’re of female or male gender.

To some, this week’s topic might seem childish but I’m going to close study the role of my favorite Disney Princesses and the effects that they’ve brought upon me as a child. I will be presenting two types of princesses, first one will be a general, which helped me learn marvelous morals and values, in my opinion, will bring out the best of thoughts from young children and the second, will be a more of a feminist type.

The consecutive paragraph will talk about a princess who made me grow up as a kind person to those who are unfortunately the opposite of kindness…. Her story, unimportant to this week’s subject by reason of she isn’t a feminist, on the other hand, she is a good role model for young viewers. Her example, can directly emphasize good influence on kids, which hopefully in the future, will help them have an open view on gender norms or anything at all, which it did to me. 

For example, Cinderella (yes, she is my FAVORITE princess) taught me to always be kind, even to those who don’t treat you nicely.  In her case, the root of the problems was her too annoying, bratty and ignorant step sisters and unquestionably step mom, who treated her as a slave and not the daughter of her husband. In spite of all, she forgave them. However, Cinderella isn’t the best example of a feminist princess, but my point in this current paragraph is simply to explain how it had an impact upon me, as well as exceptional values.

The upcoming passage will be more equivalent to my subject

To begin with, this young Scottish princess named Merida, rebels against gender norms; “a set of rules” that label the manner in which a male or female should behave according to society. In the film Brave, she had parents with traditional ideologies, so they planned an arranged marriage where the groom was chosen based on his archery skills. Merida’s happiness was insignificant to them, but they had the kingdom’s ''best interest at heart''. By her tomboyish ways, she had to prove a point by fighting for what she believed in. There is a scene where there were various men competing for her hand in marriage through a sport (this is disapointing) . Merida’s outlook on this arrangement is that in order to have a perfect life, one must have freedom and happiness. As its shown throughout the movie.

How did she prove “Freedom and happiness” to the whole kingdom you might ask?

Merida shot for her own hand, surprising the people of Dunbroch the city they’re from, she blew one’s mind with her headstrong and persuasive self.

Let’s get something straight ight? :p

Merida has such potential, I would compare her to a firework, because no one knows what might occur. She would do anything at all to get through the gender norms and to make sure that her voice is CLEARLY heard, and her view as a girl princess is understood and considered.

Once again, I thank you for taking the time to read my post, Until next time :)

Here are some sources I used as inspiration:

• http://www.bustle.com/articles/101274-a-feminist-ranking-of-all-the-disney-princesses-because-not-every-princess-was-down-for-waiting
• http://www.bustle.com/articles/107099-fact-merida-from-brave-is-disneys-most-feminist-princess