i was told i could be anything, so i chose to be a feminist because when i suggested my father help with the laundry, my mother told me i was crazy. because meghan tranior's "all about that bass" is telling bigger girls to be comfortable in their own skin because skinny girls already do, right? because i'd like to make as much as my male coworkers. because i was laughed at for wanting to be a doctor instead of a housewife. because people look at me strange when i say i don't want kids. because when i gave a speech about feminism in my english class, i was called a man-hater. because "my shoulders distract the boy's education". because my mom shouldn't have to worry about what goes in my drink at concerts.
i will be a feminist until i can tell my boyfriend "no babe, i'd rather watch the movie" and i am not told "you're depriving him of his needs". until my body is my body. until i no longer have to carry pepper spray on a keychain. until women in foreign countries can vote and drive. until woman means human. until we understand **** culture and feminism isn't just about women, it's about humans.