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I need feminism because men are more upset about people saying "all men" than they are about the fact that 1 in 4 women will be ***** in their lifetime. Not harassed, not catcalled, ***** And that is not okay. I need feminism because out of the four women I speak to everyday two of them have been ***** and all four of them can't walk to their car without sticking their keys through their fingers to feel the slightest inclination of safety. I need feminism because the other day in my math class a student said "She was asking for it" and the teacher agreed.   I need feminism because when my father wasn't drinking he was telling me to be a man. I need feminism because the way my father taught me to treat women was to get them drunk. It's not his fault, he knew no better. I need feminism because my father knew no better.
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 11:08 PM UTC
I Need Feminism Because My Father Didn't Know Any Better
I need feminism because men are more upset about people saying "all men" than they are about the fact that 1 in 4 women will be ***** in their lifetime. Not harassed, not catcalled, ***** And that is not okay. I need feminism because out of the four women I speak to everyday two of them have been ***** and all four of them can't walk to their car without sticking their keys through their fingers to feel the slightest inclination of safety. I need feminism because the other day in my math class a student said "She was asking for it" and the teacher agreed.   I need feminism because when my father wasn't drinking he was telling me to be a man. I need feminism because the way my father taught me to treat women was to get them drunk. It's not his fault, he knew no better. I need feminism because my father knew no better.
jeremy-duff
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 11:08 PM UTC
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