I am a feminist some of you just rolled your eyes not this talk again the wage
your eyes not this talk again the wage
your eyes not this talk again the wage gap rape culture gender roles you’ve
gap rape culture gender roles you’ve
gap rape culture gender roles you’ve heard it all before having grown up on
heard it all before having grown up on
heard it all before having grown up on the Internet
the Internet
the Internet we’re very familiar with the multitude
we’re very familiar with the multitude
we’re very familiar with the multitude up in justices around the world and in
up in justices around the world and in
up in justices around the world and in turn ear beheads right now we know where
turn ear beheads right now we know where
turn ear beheads right now we know where we stand on these issues but not many of
we stand on these issues but not many of
we stand on these issues but not many of us put our thoughts into meaningful
us put our thoughts into meaningful
us put our thoughts into meaningful action we read the news article we
action we read the news article we
action we read the news article we grumble we move on my name is sue Yoon
grumble we move on my name is sue Yoon
grumble we move on my name is sue Yoon and I want you to take a stand
and I want you to take a stand
and I want you to take a stand speaking up about a social issue is
speaking up about a social issue is
speaking up about a social issue is quite simply not cool and people are
quite simply not cool and people are
quite simply not cool and people are hesitant to call themselves activists of
hesitant to call themselves activists of
hesitant to call themselves activists of any kind because of the social stigma
any kind because of the social stigma
any kind because of the social stigma brings feminists like myself are
brings feminists like myself are
brings feminists like myself are silenced by labels like feminazi and
silenced by labels like feminazi and
silenced by labels like feminazi and social justice warrior advocates for
social justice warrior advocates for
social justice warrior advocates for racial equality are told to stop playing
racial equality are told to stop playing
racial equality are told to stop playing the race card most of the stigma are the
the race card most of the stigma are the
the race card most of the stigma are the result of misplaced frustration from an
result of misplaced frustration from an
result of misplaced frustration from an audience grown tired of constant nagging
audience grown tired of constant nagging
audience grown tired of constant nagging by a few radical individuals activists
by a few radical individuals activists
by a few radical individuals activists are ridiculed and literally made into a
are ridiculed and literally made into a
are ridiculed and literally made into a meme by those who find humor and people
meme by those who find humor and people
meme by those who find humor and people that have something worth protecting
that have something worth protecting
that have something worth protecting worth resolving worth fighting for no
worth resolving worth fighting for no
worth resolving worth fighting for no one likes to be made fun of but it’s a
one likes to be made fun of but it’s a
one likes to be made fun of but it’s a risk worth taking when you speak out
risk worth taking when you speak out
risk worth taking when you speak out against an injustice you’re doing your
against an injustice you’re doing your
against an injustice you’re doing your rightful duty as a citizen of the world
rightful duty as a citizen of the world
rightful duty as a citizen of the world a world in which brilliant minds are
a world in which brilliant minds are
a world in which brilliant minds are denied citizenship in a safe country
denied citizenship in a safe country
denied citizenship in a safe country away from the war back home a world in
away from the war back home a world in
away from the war back home a world in which a predators athletic potential
which a predators athletic potential
which a predators athletic potential over ways a young one’s right to feel
over ways a young one’s right to feel
over ways a young one’s right to feel safe in her own body a world in which
safe in her own body a world in which
safe in her own body a world in which good men and good women are physically
good men and good women are physically
good men and good women are physically attacked by the police
attacked by the police
attacked by the police due to the false notion that pigmented
due to the false notion that pigmented
due to the false notion that pigmented skin is synonymous with danger this is a
skin is synonymous with danger this is a
skin is synonymous with danger this is a world with room for improvement all
world with room for improvement all
world with room for improvement all that’s needed to change it for the
that’s needed to change it for the
that’s needed to change it for the better is a single voice your voice the
better is a single voice your voice the
better is a single voice your voice the question is what do you do with it
question is what do you do with it
question is what do you do with it pick your platform wisely I’m here on
pick your platform wisely I’m here on
pick your platform wisely I’m here on stage in front of you because I want to
stage in front of you because I want to
stage in front of you because I want to be heard when I talk about justice and
be heard when I talk about justice and
be heard when I talk about justice and equality and the power of unity because
equality and the power of unity because
equality and the power of unity because those are the things that inspire me
what inspires you in order to direct
what inspires you in order to direct your passions in the right channel
your passions in the right channel
your passions in the right channel do your research social media though
do your research social media though
do your research social media though it’s often regarded as an arena for
it’s often regarded as an arena for
it’s often regarded as an arena for uneducated angry children is the most
uneducated angry children is the most
uneducated angry children is the most popular vehicle for social activism in
popular vehicle for social activism in
popular vehicle for social activism in this digital age the use of hashtags for
this digital age the use of hashtags for
this digital age the use of hashtags for example has been shown to be massively
example has been shown to be massively
example has been shown to be massively effective in building support for a
effective in building support for a
effective in building support for a cause each of us can name a few that
cause each of us can name a few that
cause each of us can name a few that we’ve seen online black lives matter
we’ve seen online black lives matter
we’ve seen online black lives matter bring back our girls yes all women an
bring back our girls yes all women an
bring back our girls yes all women an article from the Journal of media and
article from the Journal of media and
article from the Journal of media and communication points out that
communication points out that
communication points out that establishing a single hashtag for a
establishing a single hashtag for a
establishing a single hashtag for a movement helps build unity and allows
movement helps build unity and allows
movement helps build unity and allows for a collection of ideas from a wide
for a collection of ideas from a wide
for a collection of ideas from a wide range of people furthermore hashtags
range of people furthermore hashtags
range of people furthermore hashtags that contains strong emotive language
that contains strong emotive language
that contains strong emotive language can help spur an imperative need to take
can help spur an imperative need to take
can help spur an imperative need to take immediate action
immediate action
immediate action however these hashtags and Tumblr posts
however these hashtags and Tumblr posts
however these hashtags and Tumblr posts only achieve real change when they’re
only achieve real change when they’re
only achieve real change when they’re complimented by real-life movement black
complimented by real-life movement black
complimented by real-life movement black lives matter only works because it
lives matter only works because it
lives matter only works because it exists out on the streets in the form of
exists out on the streets in the form of
exists out on the streets in the form of demonstrations as well as online as a
demonstrations as well as online as a
demonstrations as well as online as a hashtag on the other hand bring back our
hashtag on the other hand bring back our
hashtag on the other hand bring back our girls or reaction to the mass kidnapping
girls or reaction to the mass kidnapping
girls or reaction to the mass kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in the Nigerian town
of 276 schoolgirls in the Nigerian town
of 276 schoolgirls in the Nigerian town of chibok has achieved little tangible
of chibok has achieved little tangible
of chibok has achieved little tangible change despite being shared online over
change despite being shared online over
change despite being shared online over a million times because the movement is
a million times because the movement is
a million times because the movement is nowhere to be seen
nowhere to be seen
nowhere to be seen offline in your own activism don’t
offline in your own activism don’t
offline in your own activism don’t neglect the old-school foundations of
neglect the old-school foundations of
neglect the old-school foundations of making a change which include art
making a change which include art
making a change which include art peaceful protests theatre and speeches
peaceful protests theatre and speeches
peaceful protests theatre and speeches like I’m doing now instead of posting
like I’m doing now instead of posting
like I’m doing now instead of posting the script on Facebook number to tailor
the script on Facebook number to tailor
the script on Facebook number to tailor your ideas to your audience a few years
your ideas to your audience a few years
your ideas to your audience a few years ago I was trying to get my friends to
ago I was trying to get my friends to
ago I was trying to get my friends to sympathize with issues faced by women
sympathize with issues faced by women
sympathize with issues faced by women constantly explaining over and over the
constantly explaining over and over the
constantly explaining over and over the importance of equal opportunity
importance of equal opportunity
importance of equal opportunity and no one listened I told this to my
and no one listened I told this to my
and no one listened I told this to my mom and she said something that made me
mom and she said something that made me
mom and she said something that made me real valuate what I was doing she said
real valuate what I was doing she said
real valuate what I was doing she said maybe what you’re saying is correct but
maybe what you’re saying is correct but
maybe what you’re saying is correct but you’re explaining it in a way that would
you’re explaining it in a way that would
you’re explaining it in a way that would only make sense to you
only make sense to you
only make sense to you you guys don’t quote me on this but
you guys don’t quote me on this but
you guys don’t quote me on this but sometimes our parents were right
sometimes our parents were right
sometimes our parents were right aligning the delivery of your ideas to
aligning the delivery of your ideas to
aligning the delivery of your ideas to the cultural and personal values of your
the cultural and personal values of your
the cultural and personal values of your audience can increase persuasiveness
audience can increase persuasiveness
audience can increase persuasiveness significantly this is seen in a study
significantly this is seen in a study
significantly this is seen in a study published by two professors from the
published by two professors from the
published by two professors from the University of Essex and the University
University of Essex and the University
University of Essex and the University of Michigan which found that European
of Michigan which found that European
of Michigan which found that European Americans were more persuaded by a
Americans were more persuaded by a
Americans were more persuaded by a message that was phrased in the context
message that was phrased in the context
message that was phrased in the context of the personal self and Asian Americans
of the personal self and Asian Americans
of the personal self and Asian Americans were more persuaded when relational
were more persuaded when relational
were more persuaded when relational obligations were emphasized Emma
obligations were emphasized Emma
obligations were emphasized Emma Watson’s campaign for UNC for she
Watson’s campaign for UNC for she
Watson’s campaign for UNC for she demonstrates this perfectly she
demonstrates this perfectly she
demonstrates this perfectly she recognized that gender equality cannot
recognized that gender equality cannot
recognized that gender equality cannot be achieved solely by the efforts of
be achieved solely by the efforts of
be achieved solely by the efforts of women in order to inspire men to join
women in order to inspire men to join
women in order to inspire men to join the cause she made speeches addressing
the cause she made speeches addressing
the cause she made speeches addressing men emphasizing the negative effects of
men emphasizing the negative effects of
men emphasizing the negative effects of sexism that pertain to men
sexism that pertain to men
sexism that pertain to men for example the limited opportunities
for example the limited opportunities
for example the limited opportunities for them to seek emotional support due
for them to seek emotional support due
for them to seek emotional support due to societal expectations
to societal expectations
to societal expectations I saw the effects of he for she all
I saw the effects of he for she all
I saw the effects of he for she all around me as Emma Watson’s speech went
around me as Emma Watson’s speech went
around me as Emma Watson’s speech went viral more of my male friends expressed
viral more of my male friends expressed
viral more of my male friends expressed interest in the subject and even
interest in the subject and even
interest in the subject and even identified as feminists your audience
identified as feminists your audience
identified as feminists your audience are people with likes and dislikes each
are people with likes and dislikes each
are people with likes and dislikes each with their own agenda the more people
with their own agenda the more people
with their own agenda the more people you’re persuade the more people are
you’re persuade the more people are
you’re persuade the more people are willing to work with you to make a
willing to work with you to make a
willing to work with you to make a change finally know that different
change finally know that different
change finally know that different groups of in just different groups of
groups of in just different groups of
groups of in just different groups of people experience injustice in different
people experience injustice in different
people experience injustice in different ways failure to do so could serve as a
ways failure to do so could serve as a
ways failure to do so could serve as a reason for those groups to reject your
reason for those groups to reject your
reason for those groups to reject your ideas a classic example is what critics
ideas a classic example is what critics
ideas a classic example is what critics have coined white feminism
we’re gender rights activists with the
we’re gender rights activists with the largest influence fail to acknowledge
largest influence fail to acknowledge
largest influence fail to acknowledge experiences of sexism unique to women of
experiences of sexism unique to women of
experiences of sexism unique to women of color transgender women queer women
color transgender women queer women
color transgender women queer women women with disabilities women of
women with disabilities women of
women with disabilities women of different faiths and so on
different faiths and so on
different faiths and so on white feminism is exemplified by slogan
white feminism is exemplified by slogan
white feminism is exemplified by slogan on a shirt worn by actress Meryl Streep
on a shirt worn by actress Meryl Streep
on a shirt worn by actress Meryl Streep in a promotional photo shoot for the
in a promotional photo shoot for the
in a promotional photo shoot for the 2015 film suffragettes which documents
2015 film suffragettes which documents
2015 film suffragettes which documents the women’s suffrage movement in early
the women’s suffrage movement in early
the women’s suffrage movement in early twentieth century Britain the slogan
twentieth century Britain the slogan
twentieth century Britain the slogan reads I’d rather be a rebel than a slave
reads I’d rather be a rebel than a slave
reads I’d rather be a rebel than a slave quoted from a 1913 speech by women’s
quoted from a 1913 speech by women’s
quoted from a 1913 speech by women’s rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst so
rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst so
rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst so emmalin bankers enter meryl streep the
emmalin bankers enter meryl streep the
emmalin bankers enter meryl streep the use of the word slave is merely a
use of the word slave is merely a
use of the word slave is merely a metaphor to emphasize a necessity of
metaphor to emphasize a necessity of
metaphor to emphasize a necessity of feminism however two women of African
feminism however two women of African
feminism however two women of African descent who have very different
descent who have very different
descent who have very different experiences and thoughts surrounding
experiences and thoughts surrounding
experiences and thoughts surrounding slavery the slogan is an insensitive
slavery the slogan is an insensitive
slavery the slogan is an insensitive reduction of the racial obstacles faced
reduction of the racial obstacles faced
reduction of the racial obstacles faced by women of color only to be used as a
by women of color only to be used as a
by women of color only to be used as a rhetorical ploy and furthering the
rhetorical ploy and furthering the
rhetorical ploy and furthering the narrow agenda of white British feminists
narrow agenda of white British feminists
narrow agenda of white British feminists Meryl Streep immediately received
Meryl Streep immediately received
Meryl Streep immediately received criticism and unintentionally placed
criticism and unintentionally placed
criticism and unintentionally placed herself at a disadvantage and her
herself at a disadvantage and her
herself at a disadvantage and her feminist activism in order to avoid
feminist activism in order to avoid
feminist activism in order to avoid excluding demographics and losing
excluding demographics and losing
excluding demographics and losing supporters do your research on how
supporters do your research on how
supporters do your research on how people of intersecting identities are
people of intersecting identities are
people of intersecting identities are affected by both the issue you wish to
affected by both the issue you wish to
affected by both the issue you wish to tackle and your actions to tackle the
tackle and your actions to tackle the
tackle and your actions to tackle the issue so this is you after leaving this
issue so this is you after leaving this
issue so this is you after leaving this room today you’re going to pull out your
room today you’re going to pull out your
room today you’re going to pull out your phone and spot yet another and raging
phone and spot yet another and raging
phone and spot yet another and raging article this time don’t stay silent for
article this time don’t stay silent for
article this time don’t stay silent for fear of ridicule and for fear that your
fear of ridicule and for fear that your
fear of ridicule and for fear that your voice isn’t enough start talking start
voice isn’t enough start talking start
voice isn’t enough start talking start creating start thank you
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