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Dear Media, From Feminist

May 3, 2013
By procopowik BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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If you ever look up at the sky, doubting the existence of other worlds, just know that somewhere a creature looks up at it's sky, doubting you.

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Dear Media,

This body that I am in belongs to me.
Do not touch it without my consent.
I can cloth it whichever way I want, but do not stereotype me for how I dress.
My body is fine the way it is, do not tell me to change it.
Female gaming characters are as strong as the males, give me dignity and cover my body properly.
Pay me for my effort, not my gender.
Stop advertising me as a trophy, I have a brain, just like you do.
Use yours, and come to the realization that no, I will not make you a sandwich.

Sincerely,

A Feminist

© Sindi J., Westminster, MD

The author's comments:
For a long time I refused to be addressed as a feminist, I thought feminists were overly obnoxious people who were over exaggerating. But lately, I have been picking out all these things that place me apart from boys, and some of these things should not be that way. That's when I became a feminist, when I found things that I did not think were fair, and wanted to change them. This inspired my writing, equality.
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trevormuir said...
on May. 8 2013 at 4:55 pm
What an awesome message. This girl is ahead of her years.
Zoe P. said...
on May. 8 2013 at 11:24 am
I love it (: