I thought I knew what it meant to be equal. I thought I knew what it meant to have equal rights. I genuinely believed that everyone in this country was equal to one another. I know now that that is not the truth. I learned that I have more privilege over others because I am of the middle-class, I am getting an education, and I am white.
On the other hand, as a white woman I experience oppression that white men will never face. The idea of feminism is first introduced to me by two of my drama classmates, Delfina and Ayla. They are intensely passionate about this foreign word that they bring up quite frequently. One day, I was talking with a friend of mine about feminism and what she thinks about it. She expressed that she didn’t understand why they were so passionate. It struck me that I really didn’t grasp what they meant a lot of the time because I was not as educated on equality as I thought I was. That’s
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I am an ally for those who have less privilege than I have. I endure beside women in this world who want their voices to be heard. I am a different person now than I was before. I am passionate, intense, and fostering. I pass less judgement to other people. I came to the realization that we are all living on this earth together for a brief period of time, we should be there for each other and support each other. Subsequently, I reflect on how feminism has changed my life. I have knowledge about other people across the world that I would not have had otherwise. I teach my friends about important issues pertaining to feminism and why it is an important movement to have. I sign online petitions to end injustice against women across the globe. I work to end stigmas in my life about standards that women are expected to live up to. I am more loving of others. I want to do anything I can to actively reform the lives of