Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib
He had taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man.
The man said,
"This is now bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called, 'woman',"
for she was taken out of man.
Genesis 2:22-23
Heyyyy guys! I hope you all have been doing amazing during this crazy time. Once again, I pop on here after not being here for a little while. Life has been crazy haha. I will catch you all up to speed quickly.
My book campaign reached its goal with an extra $50 to spare! I am currently working on revisions and the little details that take a lot of time to make my book great.
I am still happily in a relationship. We are almost to the finish line of being in a long distance relationship after almost three months of this. We will have a few months before his job once again takes him away. Long distance definitely has its hard moments, and makes communication a little harder at times. But we have learned to grow as a couple so much, and I can very honestly say that I am thankful for everything that it has taught the both of us.
(** Disclaimer : As always when I talk about a controversial topic, please keep in my mind that it is my opinion. If I say something you do not like or agree with, come talk to me. I would love to hear your side!)
Let's get straight to the point. Do I agree with feminism? Yes and no. Sure, I believe women should have rights. Sure, I believe the way a woman dresses should not excuse rape or any thing to close to that. However, there is so much I do not agree with.
It's supposedly all about equality, but I don't believe equality is the end goal here. Women want power over men. For many years, men were above women. But let's keep in mind that we don't want to turn around, and do the exact same thing to men. Two wrongs don't make a right.
It is not even about men vs women though in my eyes. It is about women vs women. The harshest comments I have been told were always by a feminist. I have been looked down on many times for wanting to be a stay-at-home mom. Feminism looks down on moms or girls like me. We are supposed to have high paying jobs now and not be housewives anymore.
But what if that is exactly what I want to be?
I want to be able to vote. I want to be able to dress how I want without fear of something happening to me. I get it.
But as a woman, I should also get a say. I should be able to say that I want to take care of my husband, kids, and house one day. I should be able to say that when it comes my time to breastfeed my babies that it will be okay for me to cover up. Yes, I will be feeding my baby, but I don't need the world seeing my chest. I should be able to say these things without comments or heavy sighs of disapproval. If you get the choice to do what you want, so do I.
This could go on forever. I could bring up so many political debates, bible references, and more strong opinions I have, but I am going to end it with this... Equality can be a good thing if it is gone about in the right ways. If feminism is about building each other up, let's actually stick to that. Women need to build women up. Men need to build men up. Both women and men need to build each other up.
As for my body, my body is my body. I can dress and do as I feel is right and as I please. But one day, I pray it houses another little body. That little body will not be mine. That heartbeat will not be my own. Whether that little body is a girl or boy, I will give that body equality too.
No matter how big or small, no matter what color your skin is, no matter what gender you are, equality is for everyone.
I won't look down on your views, or judge you for your's. I will listen to the other side all day, but at the end of the day, I will always stick to my side. The world will always be full of different views, and we just have to learn that it's okay to not always agree.
Last but not least... you ALL are soooo loved and appreciated! <3 <3 Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
Let's talk! I love hearing your own stories and opinions! If you have any questions / comments / concerns that you would rather not comment down below, direct message me or email me!
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Hello. After reading your blog for the first time. I am in awe at the accusations you made. I am a male let me start off with that. I’m
ReplyDeleteNot an angry female Feminist as it may have sounded. I feel you look at the cause and ,for whatever, reason contour it to your desire. Your argument that you should allowed to be a house wife is laughable. Of course you can be a house wife. But you must realize and accept this is not the 1950s where a one parent income household is possible. Not in today’s economy or society. Unless you plan on marrying someone from wealth immediately. No one “plans” on being a house wife they just more or less become one due to luck. On to a second point I must make... although I’m well aware shaming women for breastfeeding in public is an actual issue, I don’t see the reason for that being in your argument. Yes you may breastfeed here, there, at home, in a park. It’s not sexual. It is life. My third and last point. You make an point of equality you say skin, gender, big or small, equality is for everyone. My question is. Does this apply for sexuality? It’s only right that it does. You yourself said “equality is for everyone” so with your blog being Christian I must ask do you really mean that. Or do you stick to you values, which I respect highly, and say no equality is not for those who are gay, trans, or non binary. Your blog was a wonderful read. You have potential and it’s clear to see. Grace, i hope you will not see this as someone attacking you. But giving you criticism. Thank you for reading
Hi! Sorry for getting back so late. As I always say, I love to hear from each of you and having a respectable conversation about opinions is great. However, you are saying that what I have stated is "laughable" and that I made "accusations". I want to first say that using the term "laughable" is not respectable. You are looking down at someone else's viewpoint and making it seem like I am crazy for having the viewpoint that I do. Next, the "accusations" I made are not accusations. I was giving real life examples of actual conversations and responses to that I have had with other feminists. I am not trying to say being a feminist is wrong or that you can't be one, but I will definitely state why I am not one. Another point you make is how no one "plans" to be a housewife. My own mom did and is one currently. My boyfriend's mom did and is one currently. My boyfriend's sister did and is one currently. The list of housewives / stay-at-home mom's that I know who planned and became one goes on and on. This blog is not about my viewpoint on the LGBT community. So all I will say in regards to that is... As much as everyone wants to argue this statement, you can love someone even if you don't agree with each other 100%. I hope I was able to at least bring some clarity to what I was trying to get at in my blog. It was great hearing from someone with differing views. Hope to hear from you again!
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