It has been several months since my last post, for which I do apologise. (that is to say if you actually read the things I write and enjoy them)
Today, I came to something of a realisation that I was not expecting, especially given my previous writings and opinions on the subject, nonetheless, today I realised I am a Feminist.
In contrary to what I have written before, I have finally come to an opinion on Feminism and comfortable in the concept that I am a Feminist. It truly hit me when I watched a video that was a sort of 'social experiment' on domestic abuse, that is when I had a figurative 'epiphany'; Feminism is equality. It is not a warped and twisted anti-male movement in which women seek to overthrow a patriarchal society (yeah, some people honestly believe that). I had previously noted Feminism in the modern day as 'twisted' into a much more anti-male orientated movement in which net mums abuse misconstrued men on social media platforms, but after watching this video my perspective has been truly altered:
In that video, there is some truly heartwarming and sickening reactions - a man actually joined the woman in abusing the experimenter, of course, whether or not this video had it's own agenda is entirely questionable but it's message is clear and at least how I perceive it, pure. Feminism is doing wonders for the world as I type these very words, support goes out to the Eastern World where even in the modern age women still suffer horrifically from patriarchal societies that ultimately abuse and borderline torture women, but Feminism does not just stand for women, as most men view it. Feminism stands for ALL. It is a movement that aims to bring every class, sex and ethnicity together, at least that is what Feminism now means to me.
A few weeks back I was at the cinema watching a new release, 'The Riot Club', this perhaps was one of the most rage-inducing films I have ever had both the pleasure and displeasure of watching. I walked out of the cinema having experienced complete shock and awe, I was both entirely blow away by the high quality of the writing and directing and completely disgusted by it's message (a film I urge everyone to go and see).
But a scene that really niggled away inside my brain *spoilers* is a scene in which the group of would-be posh boys sit around their dining table for the night, drunk and completely coked up. Miles(the generally central character) has been foiled into a cruel prank in which his girlfriend is accidentally invited to this dining room of 'debauchery' - a term the film loves to spit out regularly. In this scene, the 10 of the boys all make crude, vile and toxic comments that make you clench your firsts in the -fairly uncomfortable- cinema seats. The girl, Lauren, is sexually assaulted against a door, abused and offered £27,000 in exchange for 'just a few blowjobs', it is possible one of the most vomit-worthy scenes to watch in a film to be released in the past decade.
And yet, it is also one of the most thought provoking, because although a work of fiction, we have seen in the past 10 years that this is real, not the movie, but the concept is real. People do this shit. Perhaps I'm having a late reality check that everyone else realised years ago, but the world we live in is pretty fucked, and we all have a responsibility to 'unfuck' it. The way I have chosen to channel it through? Feminism. Feminism is my portal in which I will try my absolute hardest to bring about some change through whatever means I have at my disposal, along with the millions of other Feminists at my side, for that I have pride. Everyone can make a difference with but a little hope.
Today, I came to something of a realisation that I was not expecting, especially given my previous writings and opinions on the subject, nonetheless, today I realised I am a Feminist.
In contrary to what I have written before, I have finally come to an opinion on Feminism and comfortable in the concept that I am a Feminist. It truly hit me when I watched a video that was a sort of 'social experiment' on domestic abuse, that is when I had a figurative 'epiphany'; Feminism is equality. It is not a warped and twisted anti-male movement in which women seek to overthrow a patriarchal society (yeah, some people honestly believe that). I had previously noted Feminism in the modern day as 'twisted' into a much more anti-male orientated movement in which net mums abuse misconstrued men on social media platforms, but after watching this video my perspective has been truly altered:
In that video, there is some truly heartwarming and sickening reactions - a man actually joined the woman in abusing the experimenter, of course, whether or not this video had it's own agenda is entirely questionable but it's message is clear and at least how I perceive it, pure. Feminism is doing wonders for the world as I type these very words, support goes out to the Eastern World where even in the modern age women still suffer horrifically from patriarchal societies that ultimately abuse and borderline torture women, but Feminism does not just stand for women, as most men view it. Feminism stands for ALL. It is a movement that aims to bring every class, sex and ethnicity together, at least that is what Feminism now means to me.
A few weeks back I was at the cinema watching a new release, 'The Riot Club', this perhaps was one of the most rage-inducing films I have ever had both the pleasure and displeasure of watching. I walked out of the cinema having experienced complete shock and awe, I was both entirely blow away by the high quality of the writing and directing and completely disgusted by it's message (a film I urge everyone to go and see).
But a scene that really niggled away inside my brain *spoilers* is a scene in which the group of would-be posh boys sit around their dining table for the night, drunk and completely coked up. Miles(the generally central character) has been foiled into a cruel prank in which his girlfriend is accidentally invited to this dining room of 'debauchery' - a term the film loves to spit out regularly. In this scene, the 10 of the boys all make crude, vile and toxic comments that make you clench your firsts in the -fairly uncomfortable- cinema seats. The girl, Lauren, is sexually assaulted against a door, abused and offered £27,000 in exchange for 'just a few blowjobs', it is possible one of the most vomit-worthy scenes to watch in a film to be released in the past decade.
And yet, it is also one of the most thought provoking, because although a work of fiction, we have seen in the past 10 years that this is real, not the movie, but the concept is real. People do this shit. Perhaps I'm having a late reality check that everyone else realised years ago, but the world we live in is pretty fucked, and we all have a responsibility to 'unfuck' it. The way I have chosen to channel it through? Feminism. Feminism is my portal in which I will try my absolute hardest to bring about some change through whatever means I have at my disposal, along with the millions of other Feminists at my side, for that I have pride. Everyone can make a difference with but a little hope.
