Open Letter to Feminism Part 2
Feminism, you told me I was a "masochist" when I dated
alpha men because they made me feel safe. You said it was only a
result of the "abuse" I witnessed from my "domineering"
Father and I would come to find men I could manipulate the shit
out would be better suited partners. You never mentioned however
that respect was a vital part in a relationship and a man I could
manipulate wouldn't garnish any respect from me.
Feminism, you told me I had "low self esteem" because
I believed a man who would work for me and my family is entitled
to appreciation and submission to his decisions because he has earned
the right to be a leader of our family by proving we are his priority
and guiding us in the right direction thus far.
You and those of your ilk laughed and said that I was "pathetic
and ego less" because I dared to believe the male instinct
of protecting his woman with his own life is an admirable quality,
not a treacherous controlling one. As a result of all the "real
women" speeches you gave I thought I was lazy unless I shuffled
my kids off to day care to be raised by a stranger and stuffed my
parents in a nursing home so that I could work side by side with
men in a factory.
When my feet were aching from a 12 hour shift and I came home too
tired to listen to my child's first new words, you said I should
be thankful for your accomplishments in the working world, a world
I didn't even want to belong to. Your brainwashing forced me to
miss first steps, first teeth, first dances and first days of school
because my self-esteem was shit unless I was living up to the feminist
icons you constantly shoved down my throat.
You used those biceps to bury my pain of missing those first moments
way down deep under the load of crap you fed me about "equality".
And despite working my ass off, fucking as I seen fit, raising kids
on my own and not shaving my legs you STILL told me I was not a
true feminist because I felt a twinge of truth when I read that
the women flooding the work force were lowering the wages and job
availability for men to take care of their family. Somewhere deep
down inside my heart lurched at the knowledge that I was condemning
a sister to the awful duty of a two family income and depriving
her of a man who would treat her better as a result of his increased
self esteem now that he could provide.
When I would question as to if it was fair that your ideology was
beginning to take away the choice from women to either mother or
career you would have my "sisters" shame and avoid me
both in my friend network and work place. That was really cruel
because you should know better than anyone that as a woman I need
to socialize with fellow females because my brain requires interaction
to maintain its endorphin and seratonin levels. Our biology is so
dependent upon interaction with other females that our menstruations
will even cease if we do not interact with other women enough. And
so, your delivering me into isolation thus causing a biological
depression served as punishment for questioning your authority.
I thought you weren't a supporter of using oppression, feminism.
You know what I am most angry with you about? That you insist I
must be a "man hater" even if I hold a son to my breast.
Click here for Part 3 of Feminism
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