I am a firm believer of gender equality and I would call myself a feminist.
But what I hate about some feminists, and this is general not personal is the idea that you cannot like girly things and they have an certain idea of feminism which has nothing to do with equality. I am a girly girl, I love glitter, puppies,expensive make up, shoes, pretty skirts, vintage dresses, Victorias secret, One Direction, cute hair accessories etc. These things make me happy and I am one of those girls who loves dressing up in even everyday life and will put on a lot of make up every day, and one of my favourite things to do is shop for clothes.
In an early episode of New Girl, Jess the main characters says an important speech which I agree with.
Exactly! You can still enjoy doing girly things and it doesn't mean that you cannot achieve what you want and be successful. Just because I like all these girly things doesn't mean I don't want to have a big job, earn my own wages, be completely independent, because that's how I want to live my life. I can do what I want which includes buying lots of make up and clothes. It's absolutely ridiculous and completely ruins the idea of feminism.
Think of characters like Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, she shows how she could achieve anything she wanted and she was judged for being girly. I look up to characters like this, because I am one of those people that thinks that dressing nicely and being confident through fashion and make up is important, yet you should still work hard and achieve what you want!
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