daisy_the_mage1: Summoner Rydia as an adult (Adult Rydia)
daisy_the_mage1 ([personal profile] daisy_the_mage1) wrote in [personal profile] shamanicshaymin 2012-02-07 10:34 am (UTC)

I agree with this - seriously. Sure, minorities being heroes/protagonists is a good thing but the point promotiing equality is to show that they are human beings, just like everyone else. I mean, action women? That's great because it shows that not all women have to be weak/submissive/whatever. But that doesn't mean a housewife character is necessarily a bad thing (also, housewife =/= weak/submissive and action girl =/= super tough woman who is not afraid of anything but that's another rant entirely). Women are human beings, just like men, are not exactly the same as each other. Some are kind, some are horrible. Some are outgoing, some are shy. Some are rebellious, some are obedient. Some don't want children, some do. And so on.

I mean, I wouldn't necessarily mind being a housewife and raising my kids as long as it was purely my own choice and my husband is grateful to me in looking after the house and doesn't take it for granted. And like hell am I going to pressure other women to do the same thing.

Sorry if I confuse you in this but TL;DR - feminism is about getting women and men to be treated as individual humans. And I'd say similar things with anti-ableism, anti-homophobia, etc.

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