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pekelepekele: Ha just like Jesus Christ he died then when Maria Magdalene was still pregnant but Maria did a good thing by keeping the baby safe with also the help of the disciples

SlyIg: This may also happen on Seun's wedding day o. He may excuse the gathering to go and check whats up on nairaland! Lolsssss...

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ogugua88: [size=13pt]It is clear that feminists of the 20th century and feminists of today are a different species. I, too, can vote, can work amongst men, get paid the same as men, can drive, etc. A fight still remains, but it has changed.

Let me start off by saying two things:

1. I agree with most, if not everything that was written.
2. I'm not a feminist.

Now, about this fight, or fuss as you said. Women's issues took hold of the 2012 elections here in the US, which was shocking to me. I thought that ship had sailed, only for it to be front and center once again. The issue stems from stereotypes, but the reason why feminism is alive once again is because some of the people who hold these stereotypes are powerful people (mostly men), who happen to be lawmakers and/or influential ($$$$).

Some politicians believe a woman's reproductive system shuts down when it's being molested, so conception is impossible. Some politicians have tried to redefine the term "rape". Some politicians blame women who don't close their legs for high pre-marital sex/birth rates, as if it doesn't take two to tango. Some have targeted women's reproductive health clinics, such as Planned Parenthood, in hopes of eliminating state and federal funding to the organization that is the nation's largest reproductive health provider. Women who are pro-birth control have been labeled sluts and prostitutes by politicians and others with influence. Some states in the US, most recently North Dakota, have closed the window for a woman to have an abortion to as low as six weeks, when most women don't even know they're pregnant until well after six weeks.

When I was hearing one foolish comment after another by men who hold seats in Washington, I definitely had a rethink. I definitely started putting things in perspective as it certainly pertains to me, especially as an African American, who is already stereotyped as a baby-mama or illiterate.

I'm glad you said "a woman should have choices". Luckily, I live somewhere that is relatively free and allows me to make my own decisions. A lot of women in various states, as well as various parts of the world, don't have that freedom. In 2013, it's unfair that old men in Washington are trying to dictate what women can and can't do with their bodies.

Men and women have their fair shares of issues. I don't think anyone can successfully dispute that. It's just that when women's rights and issues are being questioned yet again, you begin to wonder if people learned anything from the various movements in the 20th century.

Again, I'm not a feminist, but I won't turn my back on their movement, and this is one of the biggest reasons why. I'm sure there are various types of women fighting for various causes, especially in the Middle East. I don't like blanket terms or phrases though. I formulate opinions on a case-to-case basis, which is why I won't call myself pro-feminism or anti-feminism.[/size]