I am a feminist because I believe that women should have equal rights in this world just like men. In the book Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks quotes "most people do not understand sexism, or if they do, they think it is not a problem”(1). This resonates with me because before I became educated about sexism and what it was exactly I never looked at it as a problem. I think that the videos posted as well as the reading brought a clearer definition of what a feminist is and why equality is so important. Before the reading I would always hear how people viewed feminism as a negative thing, never paying it much attention. After reading and seeing how Hooks made it clear on the two different types of feminism I saw a different view and realized that this will be a long-term issue. In the video Chimamanda Adichie says “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man (13:02). Which is referring to women having to stop their success on becoming better so they won’t be more than the man in life. The famous singer Beyoncé used this quote in one of her songs to empower women.

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