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PostSubject: Thank a Feminist if...   Mon May 12, 2008 9:21 pm

This is a good way to ‘reclaim’ the F-word!

Remember, if you're female and...

qyou can vote, thank a feminist.

qyou get paid as much as men doing the same job, thank a feminist.

qyou went to college / university instead of being expected to quit after school so your brothers could go because "You'll just get married anyway", thank a feminist.

q you can apply for any job, not just "women's work", thank a feminist.

q you can get or give birth control information without going to prison, thank a feminist.

q your doctor, lawyer, judge or MP is a woman, thank a feminist.

q you play an organised sport, thank a feminist.

q you can wear trousers without being excommunicated from your church or run out of town, thank a feminist.

q your boss isn't allowed to pressure you to sleep with him, thank a feminist.

q you get raped and the trial isn't about your hemline or your previous boyfriends, thank a feminist.

q you start a small business and can get a loan using only your name and credit history, thank a feminist.

q you are on trial and are allowed to testify in your own defence, thank a feminist.

q you have the right to your own salary even if you are married or have a male relative, thank a feminist.

q you get residency of your children following divorce or separation, thank a feminist.

q you get a voice in the raising and care of your children instead of them being completely controlled by the husband/father, thank a feminist.

q your partner assaults you and it is illegal and the police stop him instead of lecturing you on better wifely behaviour, thank a feminist.

q you are granted a degree after attending university instead of a certificate of completion, thank a feminist.

q you can breastfeed your baby discreetly in a public place and not be arrested, thank a feminist.

q you marry and your civil human rights do not disappear into your husband's rights, thank a feminist.

q you have the right to refuse sex with your husband, thank a feminist.

q ·you have the right to keep your medical records confidential from the men in your family, thank a feminist.

q you have the right to read the books you want, thank a feminist.

q you can testify in court about crimes or wrongs your husband has committed, thank a feminist.

q you can choose to be a mother or not a mother in your own time not at the dictates of a husband or rapist, thank a feminist.

q you can look forward to a lifespan of 80 years instead of dying in your 20s from unlimited childbirth, thank a feminist.

q you can see yourself as a full, adult human being instead of a minor who needs to be controlled by a man, thank a feminist.
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PostSubject: Re: Thank a Feminist if...   Tue May 13, 2008 11:56 pm

th_yes Thanks for the post
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PostSubject: Re: Thank a Feminist if...   Wed May 14, 2008 12:45 am

nice Krazzy

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