“Failing feminist”

I stumbled across this phrase while watching a series on Netflix my friend had recommended me, and since then it is stuck with me.

Are we failing? Personally, it is difficult for me to answer. Does being a feminist make me not want a family? To not want to remain under the same roof with a man? It isn’t true. I’m a human myself, we all want to be loved somewhere or the other.

Quoting the definition of feminism,

“feminism is about all genders having equal rights and opportunities.”

Are we simply missing the “all genders” part here? Feminism over years has taken its meaning across individuals, but most frequently what I’ve heard of is it being used negatively, as some offense to certain genders. What have we come to now, Breaking the glass ceiling but wounding ourselves and others too with the same glass shatters? Fighting for equal rights does not merely allow you to step and trample on other genders and taking the place higher.

I think we as some unaware women have sent across the wrong message, sometimes indulging in violence and ways unacceptable to humanity. We all have a voice, but it’d be only fair to use it usefully.

When it comes to making a huge change, we think what are we to play even a little part in that? But that’s the point friend, little drops of water make the whole ocean.

Use your privilege of knowledge and education wisely, your voice may stir a change beneficially or adversely in a few, but those few can bring a change in many

prachipatel