Feminism女权主义.docx

Feminism女权主义

第一篇：Feminism女权主义FeminismGoodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!I’mveryhonoredtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech!Tobeginwith.Iwanttoasktwoquestions.Doyouthinkmenandwomenareequal?Andhaveyouheardfeminism?Istartedquestioningfender-basedassumptionwhenattenIwastoldtobeatendergirlbecauseIalwaysplaythegunwithboysinteadofthosebeautifuldolls.WhenIwas14,Istartedtobesexualizedbycertainelementsofthemedia.At15,mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutofalotofsportsteamsbecausetheydidn’twanttoappearmasculine.SotodayI’dliketotalktoyouaboutfeminism.Whatisfeminism?Feminismisacollectionofmovementsaimedatdefining,establishing,anddefendingequalpolitical,economic,andsocialrightsandequalopportunitiesforwomen.Butsadly,Icansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights.Nocountryintheworldcanyetsaythattheyhaveachievedgenderequality.Theserights,Iconsideredtobehumanrights,butIamoneoftheluckyones.Mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidn’tlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughterMyschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.Mymentorsdidn’tassumethatIwouldgolessfarbecauseImightgivebirthtoachildoneday.TheseinfluenceswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmademewhoIamtoday.Theymaynotknowitbuttheyaretheinadvertentfeministswhoarechangingtheworldtoday.Weneedmoreofthose.Wedon’twanttotalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypesbutIcanseethattheyare.Whentheyarefree,thingswillchangeforwomenasanaturalconsequence.Ifmendon’thavetobeaggressiveinordertobeaccepted,womenwon’tbecompelledtobesubmissive.Ifmendon’thavetocontrol,womenwon’thavetobecontrolled.Bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive,bothmenandwomenshouldbefreetobestrong.Itistimethatweallseegenderasaspectruminsteadoftwosetsofopposingideals.Ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhoweare,wecanallbefreerandthisiswhat“HeForShe”isabout.It’saboutfreedom.Iwantmentotakeupthismantle,sotheirdaughters,sistersandmotherscanbefreefromprejudice.Butalsosotheirsonshavepermissiontobevulnerableandhuman,too.Weclaimthosepartofthem