i think i'll go ahead and take some time to share my two cents.
an opinion is an opinion, some people are subject to change their opinions via information, while others will need more proof- or will refuse to change their opinion no matter what is told to them. fact may be overwhelming, though some people prefer to stick to their own opinion. this is my opinion and i'm not forcing anyone to agree with me, but i'm just sharing what i feel about this.
feminism is a rather tricky subject to talk about. some of the things that are within this are VERY controversial (ie: abortion, gender roles, you know the deal) but, the issues at hand are pretty evident which is why they keep being brought up, over and over again.
(i like the idea of having feminism being more associated with the ideas of equalism, though i'm gonna just going to refer to feminism as feminism)
one of the issues that's very commonly mentioned, and controversial is abortion. personally, i support it. if you look at this a certain way, the higher ups in the law are telling you what you should do to your own body. i'm aware that rape occurs with both men and women, though women usually the ones whom would end up being pregnant. put this scenario in mind: imagine you were just raped, and ended up getting pregnant as a result of it. would you keep the child, or would you not?
one of the things that may happen say the child would be things like this child having depression. the child, in a way is a byproduct of something that didn't intend to happen. the child may end up attempting/commiting Self Delete even due to the things that may be going on. the mother is no exception either. if the mother were forced to have the child, against her own will- the child would be a mere reminder of something that just wasn't meant to be. the mother may go through the aforementioned, and possibly worse.
the choice to abort a child would be a great one in some people's eyes, though the other side has a few interesting points about the negatives of it.
another thing that i've noticed is how people would like the other gender to be portrayed- and this isn't an issue with just women either. i guarantee you that more people would prefer the skinny white girl over one who's rather fat, and that people would also prefer the lean, rather muscular guy over the guy who's too lanky or too fat. there's a 'perfect image' of sorts that a lot of people have in their head on who they'd want as their ideal partner. this is a thing that society shapes into a big ol' stereotype that everyone's aware of. people can and will make sacrifices to obtain this flawless image in question without hesitation.
now don't think i'm gonna run to my stupid blog screaming about how i'm being oppressed by men and that women should rise to take over the god damn world, or how i'm gonna point my finger at men because of [insert irrelevant reason here], because that's just plain ridiculous. a lot of people who associate themselves with feminism throw these ideas around, and people like to put these in bold and underline as their reason, in some cases generalizing the topic as a whole with those outrageous ideas. the people who could be classified as "radical" feminists seem to stick out like a sore thumb versus the people who are actually rational about this situation. i'd understand people hating feminism, though maybe looking through the eyes of a rational person may change their views at least a small bit.
i will say that again, this is my own opinion and i don't want to force it down people's throats. i may be just a 15 year old talking about all of this but i just wanted to share some of the things i've noticed relating to the thoughts of feminism/equalism.
