Wednesday, November 28, 2007

With all apologies to Jeff Foxworthy

Found this little pearl of wisdom when searching for some cool quotes. This ought to take my mind off of finals...for now, that is.

You might be a feminist if you're tired of being defined by who you date and having your accomplishments marginalized or ignored, or if you're sick of being "the woman behind the man."

You might be a feminist if you got angry because someone told you, "A guy who has sex has nothing to lose, but a girl has her reputation." (I didn't make that up, I saw it in the OBO.)

You might be a feminist if you've ever been legitimately angry and been accused of "just PMSing."

You might be a feminist if you think it's unfair for a rape victim to be asked if she's a virgin at her rapist's trial or when being examined in the emergency room.

You might be a feminist if the female members of your Homecoming and Prom Court were all cheerleaders, while you were on the volleyball team. If you've noticed a female sports star has to be an Anna-Kournikova-sex-symbol to get on a Wheaties box, while plenty of famous male athletes are about as appealing as Freddie Krueger... you might be a feminist.

If you want to be paid the same wage as a man who does the same work as you... Who are you kidding? You're a feminist. If you want to be offered an opportunity for career advancement, instead of having your boss assume that you'll be leaving in three years to have a baby, then face it - you're a feminist. If you don't think it's fair you have to pay $50 a month for your birth control while your insurance provider covers prescriptions for Viagra, you're a feminist.If you would like to see the wealthy nations of the world fight against global femicides, female genital mutilation, or honor killings - you might as well be a card-carrying feminist.

If you are not a feminist, at least in this most broad definition of the word, you're either a chauvinist, a misogynist or a doormat.