Who Needs Feminism?

I need feminism because my fifteen-year-old brother...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:30 -0400

I need feminism because my fifteen-year-old brother doesn’t understand why it might be considered rude if he assumes an unknown person is male.

“I need feminism because my best female friend not only...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02:35 -0400

“I need feminism because my best female friend not only thinks men are more interesting than women are, but as far as intelligent debate goes, smarter.”

I need feminism because I’m tired of Romance and stories written from the Female Perspective...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:02:09 -0400

I need feminism because I’m tired of Romance and stories written from the Female Perspective being categorized as Women’s Fiction.

I need feminism because as soon as I tell people that I have two...

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:01:27 -0400

I need feminism because as soon as I tell people that I have two moms they ask me how stuff works with no man in the house.

I need feminism because… (1) Guys still think it’s 100%...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:52 -0400

I need feminism because…

(1) Guys still think it’s 100% acceptable to grab my ASS in clubs and then shrug and smile as if it’s a compliment.

(2) My uncle thought it was OK to tell me that my legs are “heavy for what’s seen as fashionable” - my body is not a fashion statement.

(3) FEMINISM is about EQUALITY and by the legal definition, a man cannot be “raped” by a woman and I find that SEXISTand DESPICABLE.

(4) I still catch myself saying ‘facebook-rape’, and the fact that this is normalised is NOT okay.

(5) It took me 18 and a half years to realise that feminism is a worthwhile cause, to raise the courage to call myself one.

(6) When I asked my boyfriend if he is a feminist, he felt the need to say “technically, by the book, I am,” because feminism is so wrongly represented and people often don’t know jack shit about what it’s actually about.

(7) Because earlier this week, one of my flatmates, who is actually VERY intelligent, said in a disgusted tone, “anyone who says that being kicked in the balls hurts less than childbirth is a feminist.” last time I checked being kicked in the balls didn’t hurt for days, didn’t require drugs to numb the pain and didn’t involve squeezing a melon out the end of your pe

I need feminism because when my male customers tell me in vivid...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:25 -0400

I need feminism because when my male customers tell me in vivid details the things they want to do to me sexually i’m told to get used to it.

I need feminism because of social media

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:02:47 -0400

I need feminism because, when I show an interest in something genuinely masculine like the military, I am told that I am a “slut looking for some d.”

I need feminism because, when I stated that, my conversational partner disconnected without a word.

I need feminism because I cannot show my face or body on camera without being sexually harassed. “TITS” is not an appropriate greeting, and NO, you may not see a naked picture of me. Saying no to these things does not make me a “SLUT” or “CUNT!”

I need feminism because… I’m sick of seeing your...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:57 -0400

I need feminism because… I’m sick of seeing your eyes roll when I tell you I’m angry. Belittling my voice doesn’t stop me from speaking.

I need feminism because when I cut my hair short all of my...

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:23 -0400

I need feminism because when I cut my hair short all of my friends assumed that I “came out” as a lesbian.

I have a boyfriend.

Some still don’t belive that I’m not bi.

WNF Followers,

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:10:15 -0400

At Who Needs Feminism, we try to be inclusive of all men-identifying, women-identifying, and non binary persons and their access to equality. However, with a recent post, we alienated trans* women and for excluding an important community, as well as any offense to our followers, we deeply and sincerely apologize. It was an egregious mistake we will try our hardest to not repeat in the future.