Do WHS Female Students Identify as Feminists?

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by Molly Lewing

The definition of feminism according to dictionary.com is “the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights equal to those of men”. Now, some people think feminists want women to be seen as better than men. Honestly, they could not be more wrong. Women just want to be treated equal to men. My question is, do students at Walkersville know what feminism is? If so, do they identify themselves as feminists?

I asked multiple students if they knew what feminism was, Nora Johnston answered, “Yes, of course I know. Feminism is when women want to be treated the same way as men.”

All of the sources I asked responded the same. So, students in Walkersville High School know what feminism is, but do they identify themselves as feminists?

McKenzie Wright said, “Yes, I do identify as a feminist because I believe everyone deserves equal rights whether they are a woman or a man. People of different races and sexualities should all be treated equally.”

Felicity Poulin also identifies herself as a feminist. Paulin said, “Everyone should be treated equally no matter their gender, or sexual orientation.”

So this brings up a good question — why would you not identify yourself as a feminist? Is it because guys will not like you? Is it because you do not want to be seen as a “feminazi”? If worrying about what people will think about you is your reason for not coming out and saying, “I believe in equal rights for everyone,” then what does that say about society?

The world would be a much better place if everyone was treated equally everywhere. For example, men should not be paid more than women for doing the same job. You cannot tell me that that is females having equal rights. The fight for equality is still going on, so join the fight!