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When you witness discrimination, you have two choices: stay silent and move on or speak up and challenge it.
Many of us like to think we’d always choose the latter, but with so much injustice in the world, it doesn’t always happen as often as we’d hope. That’s why seeing others take a stand can be inspiring—especially through conversations in spaces such as the Facebook group Feminist Info. Dedicated to women’s rights, this group tackles complex and often overlooked issues head-on.
Check out some of their most eye-opening takes below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Megalodon Meg 9 months ago
THIS. It's repulsive we're still having to say these things and cis white males are still trying to tell us what is safe and comfortable.
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As an adult woman, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to pinpoint the moment I first realized I was living in a world built for men. As a kid, even between the ages of three and five, I remember my parents fully supporting me, telling me I could achieve anything I wanted. Back then, I didn’t see myself as much different from the boys around me, aside from the obvious physical differences and a few varying interests.
But as I sifted through old memories, flipping through photo albums and watching grainy VHS recordings, I started to notice the signs. The clues had always been there, subtle but constant reminders that my experience in life would be fundamentally different from that of my male peers.
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Megalodon Meg 9 months ago
These are the only men that can ever claim "not all men" but would never actually say that.
Like the time when four- or five-year-old me wanted to play Pokémon—such a silly, innocent thing, really, but one that hinted at something bigger. I didn’t have any cards, so the boys each handed me their worst ones—just enough to let me join in, but never to actually win. Or how I was told that girls mature faster than boys, so I always had to be “the bigger person.” And how the parents at school seemed obsessed with the idea of first graders having “crushes,” as if every boy-girl interaction had to mean something.
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ohjojo (you/your's) 9 months ago
oh I totally did not understand that. I had to read it over like five times before. I understood that the bartender was faking a text from his sister in order to warn her about the guy she was sitting next to. I was trying to figure out how the sister knew who the patron was sitting next to. well that one was definitely above my head
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Josh Gallant 9 months ago
Toxic masculinity is a form of emotional abuse passed down through indoctrination generationally. We CAN rebel against it. We SHOULD rebel against it.
I never questioned these things as a child. It wasn’t until I first heard the word feminism at ten years old—alongside terms like women’s rights and gender discrimination—that I started to understand. Well, maybe not the full scope of how much it would affect me, but I did understand that I would have to stand up for myself and support other women in doing the same. And I try to do that now.
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B 9 months ago (edited)
This is the same generation that told girls if a boy pushes you or pulls your hair he likes you & wonders why so many of us wound up in abusive relationships saying but he says he loves me. I taught my son if you put your hands on a women I will knock your teeth out myself
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Full of Giggles 9 months ago
“Don’t ever listen to some b- who can’t blend their makeup.” I’m gonna use this the next time my trans daughter is crying about her fears.
Despite its significance, feminism remains misunderstood or outright rejected by many.
According to the dictionary, feminism is “the belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.”
You’d think that striving for equality would be widely supported, yet a recent Ipsos survey found that only 39% of respondents from 31 high- and upper-middle-income countries identified as feminists. Meanwhile, an average of 51% disagreed with this label.
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Child of the Stars 9 months ago (edited)
I stopped removing my body hair a few years ago. I have better things to spend my time and energy on. If my date doesn't like it, that's his problem, not mine.
I’d say the current state of feminism can be summed up in just a few other statistics (though I could easily make a several-page-long list).
For instance, 81% of women report experiencing some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime. Or consider the gender pay gap—it has hardly improved over the years. In 2002, women in the U.S. earned an average of 80% of what men made, and today, that number has only crept up to 82%, according to the Pew Research Center.
Women of color, however, face even greater disparities. Black women in the U.S. have the highest maternal mortality rate, with 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021—nearly three times the rate for white women, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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And as if that weren’t enough, global headlines continue to show just how far we are from true equality. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned women from speaking in public. In Iran, authorities are cracking down on women who refuse to wear hijabs, punishing them for something as simple as exposing their forearms or lower legs. If anything, feminism is a matter of survival.
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Feathered Dinosaur 9 months ago (edited)
I want men in tiny chainmail loincloths in video games, who's with me?
Bored Panda spoke with Nyomi Winter, a project officer, blogger, and mother who is vocal about feminism, to explore why the movement remains essential for women today.
“At the most basic level, feminism is so important to me because women and girls deserve equal rights and opportunities just as much as boys and men, yet that has still not been fully achieved in modern society,” she tells us. “This means not only are girls and women missing out, but society as a whole is losing out on their talent and the progress that could be achieved by maximizing that.”
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Heras buddy 9 months ago
Better yet do women have the right to deny them local anesthetic when having a vasectomy.
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For Nyomi, patriarchy is harmful to everyone. “It’s damaging to girls and women who are missing out on equal rights and opportunities and are experiencing violence and abuse,” she explains. “But it’s also damaging to men and boys, who may feel unable to express their emotions, leading to violent behavior and higher suicide rates.”
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ohjojo (you/your's) 9 months ago
any male who has to make a decision about the care of a woman's reproductive body should have to pass a test about where parts are and what they do, first.
One of Nyomi’s biggest concerns is the increasing threat of male violence against women.
“I would like to see more done to address male violence towards women and girls because it feels like this has gotten worse lately, not better,” she says. “Why are misogynist narratives from ‘men’s rights’ influencers such as Andrew Tate resonating so strongly with young boys? How do we combat that?”
As a mother, these issues feel deeply personal. “I have a daughter and a son. One of my biggest fears for my daughter is that she will experience violent abuse because of these narratives. One of my biggest fears for my son is that he could be influenced by misogynistic ideas and end up perpetuating harm to women.”
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Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
This is even more evident of the book. I read The Lord of the Rings when I was 10 and I think that spoiled me for real life.
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BookFanatic 9 months ago
Somewhere (probably here!) I read about how some cultures would tie a rope around the man's testicles. Every time a contraction hit, the woman would yank on the rope to share the pain.
Nyomi also stresses the need for feminism to be more intersectional, particularly in addressing racial disparities in healthcare. “I would like to see much more done about racism in health services, particularly why black women are experiencing worse birth outcomes and are more likely to die in childbirth,” she says.
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Alexandra 9 months ago
No, you don't 'deserve sick days'. If you're sick, you're sick, however long it takes for you to recover. This will never cease to amaze me. It's one of the reasons I'm glad I'm not in the US. The husband of a friend of mine was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His employer kept him on the books until the day he died, almost a year later. Off and on he would be able to work for a day or two a week and they were always glad to have him. They hired a new guy who worked those two days in tandem with him. That's how it should be. Where I live, if you're ill, you can't be fired. Only after you've been ill/sick for two years your employer will have to ask for permission to let you go.
To her, women’s rights are more at risk now than ever before.
“There is so much evidence that gender equality has not been achieved in the Western world. Male violence against women and girls is increasing, the gender pay gap still exists, and parity is not expected to be achieved in my daughter’s working life—let alone my own!” Nyomi says. “You only have to look at what’s happening with women’s abortion rights in America to see that gender equality in some areas is actually regressing.”
“As a feminist, I never expected to see us actually lose rights we had already won in previous waves of feminism. It just shows why feminism is so important and how we can never rest on our laurels.”
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KatSaidWhat 9 months ago
I was told by a Zulu growing up that the reason they speaker louder in company is to indicate they are not gossiping around people who don't speak their language.
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Susie Elle 9 months ago
It makes more sense to unload a gun than to keep shooting at a bulletproof vest, but on the other hand, I wouldn't trust a man to take a pill consistently.
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General Anaesthesia 9 months ago
I'm not ashamed to say I almost fell off my chair laughing. I can see the loving look.
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Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
I've found similar reactions when I am basically just polite with people who work in retail.
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Susie Elle 9 months ago
Any man (or person, really, but usually man) that claims filling an entire day with things not related to kids or the household is easy, has a spouse at home on the verge of filing for divorce.
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Beak Hookage 9 months ago
I really loved the moral of The Princess and the Frog for the same reason. Sometimes a dream can turn into an obsession that might well not be worth the price. Yes, Tiana's dream of opening her own restaurant is admirable, but she pursues it at the cost of having a life outside of work (and she didn't *have* to do it all on her own, as is later shown when Naveen and Louis join forces with her to make it happen). Rather like how Carl's inability to let go of the past leaves him completely isolated from other people.
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Beak Hookage 9 months ago
I was walking along the side of the road and someone driving by lobbed an egg at me. Why didn't I value those days more when I had them?
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WayoftheStarPrincess 9 months ago
I was this kid too. But my parents really tried to compensate for how other adults treated me as if I was a perfect and well behaved child (you didn't put kids in therapy in the Swedish 90s, otherwise I might have actually been a fully functioning adult). And sometimes when my life feels messed up and I'm overwhelmed with anxiety I still take a deep breath and tell myself that "dirty children are happy children" and it instantly makes me feel better, even if I'm not a child nor dirty. It just represents to me that not worrying about appearances is just a waste of time.
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Nikki Gross 9 months ago (edited)
If this actually happened, Wal-Mart would go bankrupt really f*****g quick.
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Tabitha 9 months ago
Yes, because what you said or did, which to you was just a Tuesday, and has been totally forgotten, has stuck to the person/people on the receiving end of your words or actions deeply and forever. So be mindful about your moods, words, and actions, and try to practice kindness instead of nastiness.
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Nikki Gross 9 months ago (edited)
I ALWAYS keep a small plastic bag in my backpack purse that has 3 different sizes of pads and 2 different tampons. I also keep a package of each (ALWAYS take advantage of sales) under my bathroom cabinet in case of emergencies or if someone is running short on money. I'm close to 48, but I went into Peri-Menopause at 39 and full blown Menopause at 40 (I cannot wait for that to be over) due to Cancer and Chemotherapy. As someone that had horrible and irregular periods, believe me I know what it's like to be caught off guard. Ladies, we need to look out and after each other, especially given our current situation and political climate, it's even more important now then ever before.
#64
Tabitha 9 months ago
They need to be more aware of the world outside their own heads, fully appreciate how forgiving of their trespasses their wives are, and do their utmost to simply be BETTER men, ffs. Why is that so f*****g difficult? It’s not my job, as a woman, to make sure men stick to the straight and narrow, that’s THEIR own job. My job is to be the best person I can be, and that’s a 24/7/365 pursuit, all by itself. I have little time, energy, or inclination to have to look after every man on Earth and keep them from indulging their emotionally immature lack of impulse control.
LouLou Bella 9 months ago
100% I have experienced this with my own dad. He was not prepared for me ha
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Susie Elle 9 months ago
Not sure what the reason was, but I said to my boyfriend yesterday how it's peak hypocrisy for so many people to devalue women and men who do (paid) porn, with SO MANY PEOPLE watching it, and I think I said something along the line of 'the venn diagram of people who get angry about someone's sexuality and the people who will angrily masturbate to other people's sexuality is a circle".
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cerinamroth 9 months ago
I was told "Don't you dare come into work if you're feeling a bit ill! Don't even think about work! Oh no, I just said work, so now you're thinking about it! I'm sorry" Yes, my supervisor has ADHD, but she is so lovely.
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Nikki Gross 9 months ago
I don't care how many times I see this because, it ALWAYS makes me laugh. 😂
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Jallamedalla 9 months ago
I've done this job for almost three years now. We have two children and I run the household 100% of the time. She just works and comes home to a clean house and dinner ready. I'm going to put it on my CV when I start applying for my next job, when we're ready for it. I'm a man BTW, if that is relevant.
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Feathered Dinosaur 9 months ago
Going to make the villains the President of the US now. You can't stop me
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Regina Holt 9 months ago (edited)
Too bad the spoons are getting bigger and being used to shovel more 'murican propaganda on top of you, making it harder to breathe.
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Mariotevez 9 months ago
Not an ounce of self doubt, as a fellow migrant, let me tell you: Grandma was in fight mode psychologically, she couldn't flee...
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Tabitha 9 months ago
When I was single nd living alone, I would scramble and do my grocery shopping, plus get all my housecleaning and laundry chores done! on Friday after work, so I could clear my schedule for the weekend. If I wanted to do something, I had the free time. If I wanted to do nothing, I had the free time. I loved it.
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setsuriseikou 9 months ago
Welp, that's my current biggest relationship fear right there. Would be nice to have some sort of advice on how to find out whether he wants you and not just any girlfriend.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago
This is something my Mum would do. I love my mother beyond measure.
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Alex Kennedy 9 months ago
You will encounter a lot of older women absolutely willing to exploit the younger women.
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Roni Stone 9 months ago
In my retired and eternally hibernating Alaskan bear era. I hear ya, sister.
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Megalodon Meg 9 months ago
On behalf of your s****y dad, I'm not sorry f**k that guy but on behalf of me, I'm sorry you had such a s****y dad, you deserve better.
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Sally Moen 9 months ago (edited)
I have a library card for my city library, my county library, the next county over library, the biggest city nearby library, and all of them are on one phone app that allows me unlimited e-magazines, a set monthly limit of e-books and audiobooks per each library. So for free I can go hog wild and checkout a combination of 50 audiobooks or e-books each month. Plus, one library system offers free subscription to a separate app with documentaries and independent films, up to 10 digital checkouts per month. If I take the time to go into the physical branch of the library (any of the 4), I can reserve then checkout a wifi Hotspot, usually a month checkout. Unlimited data. So yeah, I also love saving my money by using public libraries. I've already paid for the access via taxes, why not use them?
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Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis 9 months ago
In a past era my cross eyed double vision wouldn't be fixed and I'd be lobotomized for refusing to have children
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setsuriseikou 9 months ago
Animated series for me, but yeah. I'm over 40 now, and it's even more special now that I've read the comics, and nothing indeed comes close to it
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Learner Panda 9 months ago
So many fictional situations and real ones would be avoided by saying "pardon? Sorry, I didn't hear what you said."
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago (edited)
Reading the news, I’m beginning to think the world isn’t worth living in. Anyone want to place a bet on when World War 3 formally starts? I’m predicting a week on Tuesday…
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Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
STOP! USING! ALL! CAPITAL! LETTERS! WITH! EXCLAMATION! POINTS! AFTER! EVERY! WORD!
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Tabitha 9 months ago
They will fall for a woman just the way she actually is, then spend the rest of their time together trying to change her into the exact opposite of herself. If you want a certain type of woman, go find someone who is naturally like that, instead of trying to force the rest of us to change. Of course, women who match the type men want simply do not exist in nature.
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Megalodon Meg 9 months ago
Pfft I get up and check it out myself thank you. With my dog. And every light on. And 911 dialed.
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Maartje 9 months ago (edited)
Well that is a crock of s**t . While I agree wholeheartedly that the makeup industry and the insane beauty standards are bad for women I guarantee you that guys are more likely to look at the girl with the makeup because they erroneously believe that "she is putting herself out there" and might be "available." Truth- if I wear makeup it's because I am in a good mood and want to express that.
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Sky Render 9 months ago
Been done before, gotten insightful and positive responses from women and men alike. Bad behavior is bad behavior, no matter who does it, and deserves to be called out.
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Sky Render 9 months ago
Been done before, gotten insightful and positive responses from women and men alike. Bad behavior is bad behavior, no matter who does it, and deserves to be called out.
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