The Life of Me

Naturally, being female, I want women to be respected. Women and men are equal, just as peole with black skin are equals with people with white skin. We're all human. We all deserve respect.

That's what I think "feminism" is--being respected. "Feminism" isn't being able to do whatever I want, and all men being push-overs to me because I lack a Y chromosome. It's not "sexist" to say that women can't walk around shirtless. I've seen multiple things on Facebook etc. arguing that it's not nice of people to not let girls show their cleavage online or go around shirtless. These people all claim to be "feminist," and say that those people are being "sexist." What? No, that's actually what I'd call "respectful." I'm so confused by this. Why do you want all that showing, anyways? I'm genuinely baffled, and honestly, a little embarrassed to be female.

I think we've gotten so consumed in women's rights and getting women to be able to vote, own property, have all the jobs that men have, that we're ignoring the fact that we've come so far! We've gotten all these rights. I think we can be just about done begging for more. We need to focus more on being grateful than being naked.

People don't want women to cover themselves because they're sexist and want to make women feel bad about themselves. It's a rule because a) no guy is supposed to see all that except for your husband (unless you have a medical thing or something, and a doctor needs to), and b) sorry to break it to you, 21st Century, but premarital sex isn't moral! It's wrong! Okay? It's disrespectful to you and your future husband/wife, and to God (even if you don't believe in Him). And letting guys see that tempts them. It's human nature for that to happen. And while I do agree that we do need to focus a little more on teaching guys AND girls self-control, it won't help them at all if girls start going around topless!

-Sue Donimm, a woman who'd like to keep her shirt on all the time, thank you very much.