The Beginning

I'm not sure if this is about the beginning of my life, the beginning of my realization that I was a feminist (which.. I'm not sure when that was) or about the beginning of my realization that I need to be more active as a feminist. Simply declaring myself such is suddenly not enough for me. I need to start standing up for my rights by more than just utilizing every right that I feel is there for me to use, but by allowing other women to know they have rights as well, and they should be using them.
I will admit that in the past I have not been the most ardent feminist, I have allowed people (men and women) to step on me and use me because I feel more in a position of weakness than them. I will also admit that every time I allowed that to happen (simply because I have a meeker personality) I regretted it afterward. Looking back on some of these moments now, I realize they do not make me LESS of a feminist, but they DO make me less able to really live up to what feminism means to me. From now on I will try my hardest to not have the same philosophy of the image included in this post, I will work to figure out what feminism really means to me, and I will continue to act through my belief that women are equal to men, just as I am equal to any person in so many senses of the word. I understand that there are still power dynamics, but there are some power dynamics that cannot be stepped on; sexual harassment, different expectations; and so many other factors will be documented in this blog as I come across them.
I have picked up two "feminist" books in the last year; one declared as such, How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, and one that just feels like it in its core, Bossypants by Tina Fey. These are both comedies, shedding light on the fights we all find in identifying what defines us in our roles in life. This blog will serve as my feminist manifesto about my life. I want to identify what makes me a feminist, what makes me who I am.

Favorite feminist move of the day: Starting a blog about it!