[Applause] how many of you have ever heard of the
how many of you have ever heard of the
how many of you have ever heard of the word feminism okay so all of you the
word feminism okay so all of you the
word feminism okay so all of you the textbook definition of some nism is the
textbook definition of some nism is the
textbook definition of some nism is the social political and economic equality
social political and economic equality
social political and economic equality for both men and women how many of you
for both men and women how many of you
for both men and women how many of you have ever heard of the word of a Nazi ok
have ever heard of the word of a Nazi ok
have ever heard of the word of a Nazi ok so significantly less of you a feminazi
so significantly less of you a feminazi
so significantly less of you a feminazi is a particularly degrading term used in
is a particularly degrading term used in
is a particularly degrading term used in the media and some people to describe
the media and some people to describe
the media and some people to describe feminism and feminist I am a feminazi
feminism and feminist I am a feminazi
feminism and feminist I am a feminazi but would it surprise you that I’m not a
but would it surprise you that I’m not a
but would it surprise you that I’m not a bra-burning anti shaving man hater that
bra-burning anti shaving man hater that
bra-burning anti shaving man hater that I made out to do I have my own
I made out to do I have my own
I made out to do I have my own definition of feminism which is equality
definition of feminism which is equality
definition of feminism which is equality no matter who you are or where you come
no matter who you are or where you come
no matter who you are or where you come from when everybody’s definition of
from when everybody’s definition of
from when everybody’s definition of equal of feminism is different so long
equal of feminism is different so long
equal of feminism is different so long as the core belief is equality you can
as the core belief is equality you can
as the core belief is equality you can change your definition to better
change your definition to better
change your definition to better yourself in your community and to
yourself in your community and to
yourself in your community and to ultimately change your personality
ultimately change your personality
ultimately change your personality yourself your community and eventually
yourself your community and eventually
yourself your community and eventually the world and so many people have done
the world and so many people have done
the world and so many people have done that but it’s often confused with
that but it’s often confused with
that but it’s often confused with misandry misandry is the belief that
misandry misandry is the belief that
misandry misandry is the belief that women are better than men while misogyny
women are better than men while misogyny
women are better than men while misogyny is it believes that men are better than
is it believes that men are better than
is it believes that men are better than women so is the reason it’s often
women so is the reason it’s often
women so is the reason it’s often confused from the San jury because all
confused from the San jury because all
confused from the San jury because all the influential leaders were women like
the influential leaders were women like
the influential leaders were women like susan b anthony and Gloria Steinem but
susan b anthony and Gloria Steinem but
susan b anthony and Gloria Steinem but that’s not true because there are many
that’s not true because there are many
that’s not true because there are many feminists like my dad in prison Barack
feminists like my dad in prison Barack
feminists like my dad in prison Barack Obama and the person who coined the term
Obama and the person who coined the term
Obama and the person who coined the term feminism in the eighteen hundreds was a
feminism in the eighteen hundreds was a
feminism in the eighteen hundreds was a man named Charles freire so feminism
man named Charles freire so feminism
man named Charles freire so feminism with its male audience isn’t such a new
with its male audience isn’t such a new
with its male audience isn’t such a new age thing since Charles for Yosef amex
age thing since Charles for Yosef amex
age thing since Charles for Yosef amex but feminism is both an old and a new
but feminism is both an old and a new
but feminism is both an old and a new age thing it has been helping to work
age thing it has been helping to work
age thing it has been helping to work and create awareness for issues such as
and create awareness for issues such as
and create awareness for issues such as maternity leave political rights of
maternity leave political rights of
maternity leave political rights of great care centers and much much more
great care centers and much much more
great care centers and much much more and sorry and it’s expanding to
and sorry and it’s expanding to
and sorry and it’s expanding to encompass all of our 21st century needs
encompass all of our 21st century needs
encompass all of our 21st century needs this is gender stereotyping wage gap and
this is gender stereotyping wage gap and
this is gender stereotyping wage gap and heck even still voting rights in some
heck even still voting rights in some
heck even still voting rights in some places with the passing of title 7 in
places with the passing of title 7 in
places with the passing of title 7 in 1974 it allowed coed sports and coed
1974 it allowed coed sports and coed
1974 it allowed coed sports and coed schools and this has been great because
schools and this has been great because
schools and this has been great because now you can run on my coed soccer excuse
now you can run on my coed soccer excuse
now you can run on my coed soccer excuse me khoa track and cross country teams
me khoa track and cross country teams
me khoa track and cross country teams and if we fly cross-country team back in
and if we fly cross-country team back in
and if we fly cross-country team back in the fall we went to the championships
the fall we went to the championships
the fall we went to the championships and we all did pretty well um and I love
and we all did pretty well um and I love
and we all did pretty well um and I love my cross-country and track teams and if
my cross-country and track teams and if
my cross-country and track teams and if while I’m not on a coed soccer team I
while I’m not on a coed soccer team I
while I’m not on a coed soccer team I can still play represent my school and
can still play represent my school and
can still play represent my school and soccer and I love soccer and for my
soccer and I love soccer and for my
soccer and I love soccer and for my school and if this hadn’t changed three
school and if this hadn’t changed three
school and if this hadn’t changed three to feminism it would seriously affect my
to feminism it would seriously affect my
to feminism it would seriously affect my mental health my schoolwork and my
mental health my schoolwork and my
mental health my schoolwork and my social life in my grades and I’m so
social life in my grades and I’m so
social life in my grades and I’m so grateful that I have the right as a
grateful that I have the right as a
grateful that I have the right as a young woman to play markings at my
young woman to play markings at my
young woman to play markings at my school sports however my great
school sports however my great
school sports however my great grandmother oh okay leave your killer
grandmother oh okay leave your killer
grandmother oh okay leave your killer did not have the right to hold your own
did not have the right to hold your own
did not have the right to hold your own bank account um but now thanks to
bank account um but now thanks to
bank account um but now thanks to feminism she can do that now
feminism she can do that now
feminism she can do that now she can hold her bank account did we
she can hold her bank account did we
she can hold her bank account did we make your purchases but if this hadn’t
make your purchases but if this hadn’t
make your purchases but if this hadn’t changed you to feminism how would she
changed you to feminism how would she
changed you to feminism how would she have held a staple access to money or
have held a staple access to money or
have held a staple access to money or held her own baby or made major
held her own baby or made major
held her own baby or made major purchases that’s she her husband died
purchases that’s she her husband died
purchases that’s she her husband died about 20 years ago and both of her
about 20 years ago and both of her
about 20 years ago and both of her children were women same thing with my
children were women same thing with my
children were women same thing with my grandmother who in the picture she’s her
grandmother who in the picture she’s her
grandmother who in the picture she’s her daughter she divorced her husband many
daughter she divorced her husband many
daughter she divorced her husband many many years ago but if this hadn’t
many years ago but if this hadn’t
many years ago but if this hadn’t changed your feminism how would she have
changed your feminism how would she have
changed your feminism how would she have been able to make money and keep it in a
been able to make money and keep it in a
been able to make money and keep it in a safe place and buy a house by car the
safe place and buy a house by car the
safe place and buy a house by car the thanks to feminism in the United States
thanks to feminism in the United States
thanks to feminism in the United States this issue has been solved but it still
this issue has been solved but it still
this issue has been solved but it still hasn’t been solved worldwide so during
hasn’t been solved worldwide so during
hasn’t been solved worldwide so during the election I saw poll or more
the election I saw poll or more
the election I saw poll or more specifically a map displaying if we may
specifically a map displaying if we may
specifically a map displaying if we may put it both in America ago and as you
put it both in America ago and as you
put it both in America ago and as you can see the whole map is it basically
can see the whole map is it basically
can see the whole map is it basically filled for this one candidate and this
filled for this one candidate and this
filled for this one candidate and this sparked a trending Twitter hashtag
sparked a trending Twitter hashtag
sparked a trending Twitter hashtag called hashtag ok hashtag reveal the 19
called hashtag ok hashtag reveal the 19
called hashtag ok hashtag reveal the 19 where people were saying we should just
where people were saying we should just
where people were saying we should just take away the 19th amendment which
take away the 19th amendment which
take away the 19th amendment which allows women to have the right to vote
allows women to have the right to vote
allows women to have the right to vote so my candidate wins yeah and which
so my candidate wins yeah and which
so my candidate wins yeah and which shocked me by this was that I wasn’t
shocked me by this was that I wasn’t
shocked me by this was that I wasn’t shocked by this as a feminazi I was not
shocked by this as a feminazi I was not
shocked by this as a feminazi I was not shocked by this and it got me thinking
shocked by this and it got me thinking
shocked by this and it got me thinking is this the everyday sexism
is this the everyday sexism
is this the everyday sexism experience in my everyday life yeah it
experience in my everyday life yeah it
experience in my everyday life yeah it is and I didn’t do anything about it
is and I didn’t do anything about it
is and I didn’t do anything about it partly because I’ve 13 and you know
partly because I’ve 13 and you know
partly because I’ve 13 and you know noted Twitter because of my parents and
noted Twitter because of my parents and
noted Twitter because of my parents and internet restrictions but in my mind I
internet restrictions but in my mind I
internet restrictions but in my mind I wasn’t doing anything about it either
wasn’t doing anything about it either
wasn’t doing anything about it either and this this is the moment that I
and this this is the moment that I
and this this is the moment that I realized that I’ve been influenced so
realized that I’ve been influenced so
realized that I’ve been influenced so much into believing that a this sexism
much into believing that a this sexism
much into believing that a this sexism has gone away in my society and be even
has gone away in my society and be even
has gone away in my society and be even if it hasn’t it’s perfectly fine and
if it hasn’t it’s perfectly fine and
if it hasn’t it’s perfectly fine and it’s not the media has influenced us so
it’s not the media has influenced us so
it’s not the media has influenced us so much into believing that men need to be
much into believing that men need to be
much into believing that men need to be hyper masculine and on steroids five
hyper masculine and on steroids five
hyper masculine and on steroids five wives devoid of any emotion to be happy
wives devoid of any emotion to be happy
wives devoid of any emotion to be happy and they tell us that women need to be 5
and they tell us that women need to be 5
and they tell us that women need to be 5 10 and half an inch with a 16 inch waist
10 and half an inch with a 16 inch waist
10 and half an inch with a 16 inch waist and perfect long flowing blonde hair to
and perfect long flowing blonde hair to
and perfect long flowing blonde hair to be happy and that’s not everybody that’s
be happy and that’s not everybody that’s
be happy and that’s not everybody that’s one percent if not less than what
one percent if not less than what
one percent if not less than what percent of the entire population and it
percent of the entire population and it
percent of the entire population and it still affects everybody’s body image
still affects everybody’s body image
still affects everybody’s body image heck it’s affecting my body in a
heck it’s affecting my body in a
heck it’s affecting my body in a negative way these I mean I’m 5 feet and
negative way these I mean I’m 5 feet and
negative way these I mean I’m 5 feet and healthy for my weight in my height but
healthy for my weight in my height but
healthy for my weight in my height but I’m not the most cookie cutter for the
I’m not the most cookie cutter for the
I’m not the most cookie cutter for the media and it’s a big issue that nope
media and it’s a big issue that nope
media and it’s a big issue that nope seeming to solve and it’s been going on
seeming to solve and it’s been going on
seeming to solve and it’s been going on for centuries but this is just one
for centuries but this is just one
for centuries but this is just one example of inequality that feminists are
example of inequality that feminists are
example of inequality that feminists are fighting um so let’s take a break for a
fighting um so let’s take a break for a
fighting um so let’s take a break for a second remember about to school when
second remember about to school when
second remember about to school when your arms were full of books and you’re
your arms were full of books and you’re
your arms were full of books and you’re trying to make it to your class in two
trying to make it to your class in two
trying to make it to your class in two minutes and you thought I can do it how
minutes and you thought I can do it how
minutes and you thought I can do it how many of you with that person okay go
many of you with that person okay go
many of you with that person okay go have a few maybe it takes a while to
have a few maybe it takes a while to
have a few maybe it takes a while to remember back to school so how many of
remember back to school so how many of
remember back to school so how many of you said thank you okay so outside
you said thank you okay so outside
you said thank you okay so outside people um I pricey thank you to every
people um I pricey thank you to every
people um I pricey thank you to every person holds the door open for me
person holds the door open for me
person holds the door open for me because I wouldn’t be making it to half
because I wouldn’t be making it to half
because I wouldn’t be making it to half my classes without them um but I can
my classes without them um but I can
my classes without them um but I can guarantee you they don’t hold the door
guarantee you they don’t hold the door
guarantee you they don’t hold the door open for a pat on the fact that not you
open for a pat on the fact that not you
open for a pat on the fact that not you well if I think them smile no they do it
well if I think them smile no they do it
well if I think them smile no they do it because they want to give you the right
because they want to give you the right
because they want to give you the right and opportunity to pass for an open door
and opportunity to pass for an open door
and opportunity to pass for an open door and the privilege of getting to your
and the privilege of getting to your
and the privilege of getting to your classes on time and while maybe and
classes on time and while maybe and
classes on time and while maybe and while maybe you can’t have you can’t
while maybe you can’t have you can’t
while maybe you can’t have you can’t folded over themselves because maybe
folded over themselves because maybe
folded over themselves because maybe you’re always late you can still walk
you’re always late you can still walk
you’re always late you can still walk through it and recognize that somebody
through it and recognize that somebody
through it and recognize that somebody is holding the door open for you and you
is holding the door open for you and you
is holding the door open for you and you should be grateful for them and this is
should be grateful for them and this is
should be grateful for them and this is our perfect metaphor for feminism
our perfect metaphor for feminism
our perfect metaphor for feminism because feminists are still working and
because feminists are still working and
because feminists are still working and they’re holding the door open and they
they’re holding the door open and they
they’re holding the door open and they have been for thousands of years but
have been for thousands of years but
have been for thousands of years but it’s just as important it is for
it’s just as important it is for
it’s just as important it is for somebody to walk through the door that
somebody to walk through the door that
somebody to walk through the door that feminist
feminist
feminist and holding open because they can’t hold
and holding open because they can’t hold
and holding open because they can’t hold the door open if there’s nobody to walk
the door open if there’s nobody to walk
the door open if there’s nobody to walk through it so it takes as much to
through it so it takes as much to
through it so it takes as much to acknowledge that something has been
acknowledge that something has been
acknowledge that something has been holding the door open as it does for
holding the door open as it does for
holding the door open as it does for somebody to take that and more open for
somebody to take that and more open for
somebody to take that and more open for you I am NOT a feminist though for a pat
you I am NOT a feminist though for a pat
you I am NOT a feminist though for a pat on the back things you do it again
on the back things you do it again
on the back things you do it again tomorrow I’m a FEMINIST because I want
tomorrow I’m a FEMINIST because I want
tomorrow I’m a FEMINIST because I want equality and I want to be equal to
equality and I want to be equal to
equality and I want to be equal to everybody else and I want everybody else
everybody else and I want everybody else
everybody else and I want everybody else to be equal to me and if you are if you
to be equal to me and if you are if you
to be equal to me and if you are if you believe in some sort of equality
believe in some sort of equality
believe in some sort of equality congratulations you’re a feminist go
congratulations you’re a feminist go
congratulations you’re a feminist go hold the door open oh because equality
hold the door open oh because equality
hold the door open oh because equality is some nism and feminism is equality so
is some nism and feminism is equality so
is some nism and feminism is equality so I challenge you to think of your own
I challenge you to think of your own
I challenge you to think of your own definition of feminism and how and how
definition of feminism and how and how
definition of feminism and how and how feminism has helped you in your everyday
feminism has helped you in your everyday
feminism has helped you in your everyday life
life
life [Applause]
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