THE CHOICE
Fashion has been trying to scream it out loud; “We should all be feminist” but, should we though? I want to believe being a feminist is about equal rights, about making the same money as men do, about not being “shamed’ for our decisions concerning our careers, our bodies, our life. I would like to express my feelings about this whole feminism thing, and I’m afraid I’m going to be more like a “shame-minist” essay, than a feminist. The first time I started to be aware of feminism was back in 2001 when my sister told me I should read one of Florence Thomas’ books, which I had the chance to read two years later. The book pretty much talks about how patriarchal our society is, and how as women we are told to prepare to be wives, and mothers in the Latin – American culture. Being 17 years old at the time, it seemed like a strong read for a teenager, but I’m thankful I came across the book, and that book formed some strong thoughts that I still live by. So, as I grew up in co...