Feminism: Is it just for women?

Is feminism just for women?

No, It isn't. As an aspiring sexologist or gynecologist, I don't think it is. All women should be feminists and they should all support women's rights causes. Now, we all know that some women do view themselves as property and feel as if men are better than them simply because men have an XY chromosome instead of an XX.

Why do some women value themselves as property? Some women have been brain washed all of their lives to think of themselves as dirt. After all, Christian*, Jewish and Islamic faith systems believe that women came from men. Religion plays a major toll in how people view others. 

Back to Feminism. Why do men think it is shameful to be called a girl? Women go through the physical and emotional strains of childbirth. They suffer more those ten months than men ever think about. I think the reason men find women shameful is because they have been taught all of their lives that women are less than men. Sexism and racism have the same roots. Sexism has to be taught, you aren't born a sexist.

I think women have a strength like no other. Look at Rep. Wendy Davis (D-TX), she stood and talked for eleven hours. She strained her bladder and her hamstrings to stand up for her rights. She, like many other women, battle ever day to be respected and to be taken seriously. Dr. Jill McDevitt, a renowned sexologist, had a very hard start. Her business Feminqiue was protested against and eventually she was able to open her business about female sexual education.

I'm a feminist because I think being called a girl is compliment. I'm a feminist because I think my mother, sisters, and friends should be treated with dignity and respect. I'm a feminist because I believe that women should get just as much of a choice as men do with reproductive system. I'm Joseph Reed, and I am a proud supporter of the feminist movement.

Feminist Organizations:

Feminist Majority Foundation
National Organization for Women
Feminist Campus

What I Go Through Everyday

So I was introduced to the word gay in fourth grade. Everyone said it, but no one knew what it meant. That is when everything started. So fourth grade went along and I knew kids were making fun of me, but I never cared, I lived in my own world.

Then came fifth grade, the harassment got worse, I found out what the word meant. I didn’t let it get to me, I knew my friends would support me and always be around.

Sixth grade I guess is when everything really hit in, I was in a different hallway, I was in different classes with different kids, I felt alone. Kids openly laughed at me, pointed me out in a crowd, refused to sit by me at events, but I always had that special friend to be there.

Seventh grade, when you move closer to the gym. I learned that my best friend moved school over the summer, so I basically had to start all over again, I was alone for the second time in 3 years. Kids started asking questions, they would always ask, “Are you gay, do you like boys?” Then one of my friends came out, she told us all that she was LGBT, she told everyone, I am proud of her for standing up for herself, being open about who she is, I love her so much. Well, at that time, I was so used to denying what people called me that I denied her as my friend, I quit talking to her, I tried ‘converting’ her to something she isn’t, and I am sorry even today at how I treated her.

Eighth grade came and I was still denying what people called me. I became very bigoted, I was probably thought of as the most hypocritical Christian anyone could imagine. I was so worried about how others’ lived their own life, that I was failing my God, I failed to spread his mission of love and peace that whole year. I thought I was so good.

The summer between elementary and high school is when I really studied religion and found out what I believed in and who I am.

Ninth grade, when you are the lowest of the low. I didn’t feel that way, I felt on top of the world, I discovered who I am and what I believe in. That is at least how I felt the first day. Lunch hit and I had probably heard the word ‘gay’ fifty times. Later on in the year, I was actually asked probably once or twice a day if I was gay. Then, I was asked, in front of a teacher, and these were the exact words, “Do you have a boyfriend?” The girl embarrassed me in front of the whole class, but I couldn’t say anything. The teacher obviously didn’t care, and nothing happened to the girl.

 That is my life, that is what I get called every day, that is what I and millions of other teens go through. Please, the next time you want to say something is shitty, say it is shitty. Gay is okay, and always be yourself.

~Joseph

What is 'Social Justice?'

To me, Social Justice means that you have equality and secured freedom for the rest of your natural life.

Although the Declaration of Independence tells us that we have "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," I don't think that applies to everyday America. Look at the LGBT community, people are killing and denying Marriage Equality to those who deserve it. I don't expect that the LGBT community is too happy about this, so that makes that phrase in the Declaration of Independence false.

How do we fix this? I think it sounds good to send all those who oppose Social Justice for the LGBT community to Antarctica, but the penguins might not like them being there, with their Hummers, ruining the ozone and melting their home, so to save a few violent penguins from murdering people, we will just keep them here.

Any other ways you can see social injustice? How about social injustice in the terms of choosing pregnancy and the rights of women? Still, in my state women cannot have a safe and legal abortion, and people are still trying to deny women the right to choose. Maybe, that women in the US still make around 80¢ per $1.00 men make.

How do we fix this? Sex education, without religion, or maybe both men and women in both political parties could stand up to their politicians, vote them out and actually get some people in congress who care about the human species. I think that would work.

Is a poverty level wage social injustice? YES! At Wal-Mart social injustice happens every time a worker, mainly associates, come in to work. At Wal-Mart my dad made around $8.25  an hour, he worked almost 80 hours and after taxes, insurance, and stock came out he made almost $550 a week. His paycheck wouldn't even pay a house payment, we lived off of my mom's $300 per week paycheck, because of our situation we could apply for Medicaid, so we never paid much more that $5 to go to the doctor or get a prescription filled. After for years, and more than enough Wal-Mart, my dad started working for our school system as a janitor, we were then punished because he is technically employed by the state and gets paid from taxes, so our Medicaid went down the drain. Now, we have to buy insurance from his employer, which costs over $600 a month!

How do we fix this? Obamacare! It would literally save my parents thousands of dollars every year! While we are at it, let us raise the minimum wage and increase taxes for millionaires and big businesses!

There are many other ways that social injustice takes place in our county, but I feel that these are the things most people know about and most people need educated more about.

I feel like you know me more and that many of you can relate to this. It is a sad life that many American's live, and it won't get better until we rid ourselves of stingy congressmen/women.

Written by Joseph

#ThingsYouMightHearALiberalSay

In today's blog, I am going to start out by introducing one of the many trends Republicans/Conservatives have tried to start. I am going to have a list of things you will hear a Liberal say verses what a Republican would say.

Here it goes:

Liberal: "I love planet Earth, I wish people would recycle more." Compared to a Republican's: "If Jesus wanted us to recycle, he would have told us after he said all gays go to Hell" *Drives off in F 450*

Liberal: "I voted for Obama because he wants freedom and justice for all." Compared to Republican's: 'I've prayed and prayed for Mitt Romney to win, I know that is who God wants in the job." After Election, "AMERICA IS DOOMED, ALL THE GAYS GETTING MARRIED AND OBAMA IS TAKING OUR GUNS! HELP!"

Before the three Republicans that read this post send me hate mail, I go to church, every Sunday. That is actually why this blog is later than usual. And yes, I do love Jesus, the true one, not the hateful, bigoted Jesus you guys preach about.

In other news, The Tea Party plans on stopping support of GOP politicians.

Some tea baggers are complaining and saying the feel betrayed. What is that? Betrayed? Wow, I wonder how all of their gay kids or kids with more Liberal mindsets feel.

I feel betrayed by the Tea Party, I am a white person and I fit in their idea of a perfect society, I go to Church, I have a mom and dad, I don't party every night. So just when a Tea Partier sees me, I am no threat. But I still feel betrayed. The Tea Party or TP, even though I wouldn't wipe with one of them, voted down my Pell Grant funds I will receive, repealed the healthcare system that would save my parents thousands, yes, thousands a year on medical expenses, and voted against the freedom of my friends, barring them from being able to receive a legal marriage because their attractions aren't "natural."

So maybe it is time they feel betrayed, and I hope that they do drop support of these GOP candidates In this drama, let us see if one candidate realizes that they have really screwed up and maybe, they will swap their ideals with more Liberal ideals and get their states and districts in better shape!

Peace and Hillary 2016,
Joseph

 

Seriously Mississippi?



So the hump-back, hump-back, I state has mandated that prayer be put into schools. Seriously?

With most schools starting back in the next couple of weeks, I think this topic is one that needs addressed. On March 6, 2013 Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that forces public schools to make policies on student-led prayers over the intercom systems of each school.

Despite America being a melting pot of all  Creeds, races, and nationalities, Mississippi only sees one category, White and Christian.

FUN FACT: In Mississippi, the KKK can burn a cross on a person of color's lawn and the max prison time they serve is 10 years.

So, if you are a free thinker, Buddhist, Agnostic, Muslim, or Sikh, Mississippi is going to give you the finger and deny you the civil liberties you deserve. This is the US, isn't it? We have a constitution, and in that constitution we have a Bill of Rights, in that Bill of Rights we have the first amendment. In that first amendment, we have Religious Freedom for all, not just different Christian groups, but all Creeds.

Written by Joseph