Hardcore Feminist would never be a way I would describe myself. Then I read the first chapter of Valenti. I have always agreed with the equality of the sexes idea, but I shyed away from the f-word because I had a lot of negative associations with it. I was/am one of those people who said, "I'm not a feminist but...." I guess that I did not realize that you had to be extreme to be a feminist. I guess being a feminist is something that I will have to reconsider...
I really liked how she pointed out that if everything was okay, why was Harvard's president allowed to say that women are naturally worse at math?? As a math major/physics minor, I took offense to that, but I can also say that unfortunately the idea is not just one man's opinion. Being the only girl in a class can be really intimidating, and on occasion, due to past encounters, I have hesitated to ask a question in class. It is also really annoying when I tell strangers/people who are only an acquaintance that my major is math, the automatically ask me if I am going to go into teaching. Why would that be the questions and not, are you looking into grad school/etc.?
One last thought: If I end up unmarried, I can guarantee that I will not have to resort to selling crack.
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