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Feminism (kind of a rant)

You, upperclass, American feminist Will you please shut up about a sandwich? And comic book characters, supermodels Shut up about your first world problems And take a look somewhere, Where the idea of feminism Is actually needed Have you ever heard of an arranged marriage? It's common practice in other places, Right after puberty, as long as the breasts are there 11, 12, they don't really care See the life of a Nepali girl, lower-class, Lack of freedom Learn about the meaning Of the word kamlari Young Nepali slave girls Beaten and bruised, Not allowed to be ill Or *Jogini, Devadasis* Which are both from india Dedicated to a goddess at as young as as five To bring the family good fortune The tribes girl, forever unwed But with nightly visitors in her bed They're hoping for some of her luck To rub off on them Sumangali dalit girls Sold by their family For next to nothing, It's called "bonded labor" And is supposed to pay off debts But the trap is set The girl is caught And if the "bonded labor man" Feels she isn't of enough use Maybe she's been beaten or is a little too ill He sells her off to another man Supposedly to pay her hospital bill So yes, feminism is needed But not here you little heathen Shut up about your so called freedoms And help the ones so desperately need it
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lone-wolf
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Dec 18, 2014
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So, ya. Feminism in America kinda pisses me off. It has gone way past gender equality and has transgressed into female superiority and that's not right either. There's few issues I will actually get worked up about and this one of them.

If you feel the need to be feminist that's fine. Be feminist. But don't bitch about sandwiches and comic book character outfits. Protest something that is truly in need of being stopped. Help someone that needs it.  

Some sites that are very interesting reading material to look into for true feminists:

http://www.dfn.org.uk

http://mama.imow.org/yourvoices/kamlari-shop-girl

http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/silent-slaves-stories-of-human-trafficking-in-india

And oddly enough the one that has so far shown up in my research as a prominent activist is a man. Named Kailash Satyarthi.

Child labor is of course both female and male children. However they are sold in different markets. Males are mostly sold to factories, while females are sold on a more private basis, to men for personal use. Or sometimes a family and the wife "doesn't know" what's happening. Or maybe she does and just doesn't have the authority to say anything. Whatever the situation is, it is wrong. Children shouldn't be sold by their family, and no girl should ever be forced into something.

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