This Is NOT A Man's World
I am a feminist. As a feminist, I get to decide exactly what that word means to me and how it affects my life and my choices. Feminism, to me, simply means that I desire for gender equality in the workplace, home, in our county and in this world. It does not mean, in any way, shape, or form, that I dislike men. I love men. That being said, our society has, starting at a very young age, worked hard to make women and girls feel inadequate. How else would the beauty industry reach sales of $426 BILLION in 2013? I buy into it as much as many. I spend a butt load of money on anti-aging moisturizers, a couple of grand per year on keeping my hair "up", got out of buying mascara by having eyelash extensions done every 10 days, and I've threatened to have Botox on my number 11's. I will do what I feel comfortable doing while, hopefully, bouncing my choices off of what society expects of me and whether that is reasonable or not. Many men have also learned to dance ...