Let me start this off by saying this isn’t intended to offend anybody. It’s actually meant to do quite the opposite.

Today, I am talking to you about feminism. Or the ideas of humanism or equalism, rather. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been told “it’s illegal to hit a girl.” Now as a kid, I didn’t really understand what this meant. I had always wondered why it wasn’t illegal to hit a guy, or what would actually happen if somebody did hit a girl. I never disobeyed this rule, but I just didn’t understand it. I had always heard that “all people are born equal” and it made me wonder why it didn’t apply to this.

Feminism, or “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men,” is a terrific thing. If I were to be asked if I were a feminist, by definition, I would say yes. Modern day feminism on the other hand is a very corrupted vision of the women’s movement. Extreme feminists, or feminazis, if you will, take women’s liberation way past the point of being equal. They expect above and beyond. As a male, I feel that I have an expectation to treat women better than I treat everybody else. They expect to be equal and at the same time, they expect men to pay for them. For example, if I were to take a woman out to dinner, I would be expected to pay for the meal simply because “I am the guy.” Feminazis are extremely passionate about their side, whilst disrespecting anybody who disagrees with them. This isn’t what feminism is. To eliminate this, we need equalism to be what people are passionate about. Rather than fighting for women’s or men’s rights, let’s fight for equal rights.

I need you to spread the word about equalism. Everybody deserves equal rights. Rather than joining the gender war, just fight for equality for everybody! It doesn’t matter what race, gender or religion, everybody deserves to be equal. Just imagine the world if everybody was equal. Men and women would work in harmony with equal pay. Everybody would get along and be a little bit happier than before. People would coexist, like Yin and Yang. We could get so much more accomplished.

This is important to all of us because, with a movement of equalism or humanism, we can eliminate the argument of “which is the better sex” and start working on making everybody equal. Because everybody deserves to be equal.

Brandon Mullaney, Woodinville