Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – We Should All Be Feminists
#InternationalWomensDay – I don’t care if you’re a feminist because your mother took you to rallies in a pushchair and raised you on feminist literature, because you learnt about it on Tumblr or from Laura Bates and the Everyday Sexism Twitter, or because Beyonce said it. Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes – We Should All Be Feminists.
ps: girls rule
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This is a repost from my Instagram, and for that I apologise, but by some oversight I didn’t prepare a post for today in celebration of IWD. My thoughts on this topic are unlimited, but I think this succinct message inspired by Chimamanda Adichie’s essay is an important one. I’ll be spending the rest of my day listening to girl bands (I have a post about those in the works, too) and seeing some of my favourite ladies. I’ve embed the original TEDx talk which Adichie expanded on for her book, watch it and think about how freaking great women are.
Happy International Women’s Day!
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I love this! I think it's great that feminism is gaining acceptance, but women definitely have a long way to go. I think it's so important for us to always be supporting each other and lifting each other up. I love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talks (and her in general, she's such an inspiration).
Clementine | My Darling Clementine
I think saying your a feminist really makes people wince, and it shouldn't do! It doesn't mean we're all going to go and burn our bras but actually things like tax on tampons should simply not be happening anymore! cottonandcandie xx
This is so true! It annoys me when people say "Oh I'm not a feminist" and it's for some stupid reason like, "I like men to open jars for me". Sigh..
Tegan xx – Permanent Procrastination
I think that it's been quite inspiring to see everyone's post/quotes/pics in celebration of IWD. Feminism has came along way, but we're not quite there yet! It's definitely important to strive for equality and make a stand <3
VanessaVonJames | Fashion Blog