fem·i·nism (noun)
1. belief in women’s rights: belief in the need to secure, or a commitment to securing, rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men.
2. movement for women’s rights: the movement committed to securing and defending equal rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men.
[Mid-19th century. From French féminisme.]
Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition
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Anong gagawin mo kung ayaw tanggapin ang roses na binibigay mo or tatanggapin mo ba kung bibigyan ka ng roses?
Dapat daw tanggapin sabi ng friend ko. OK lang na hindi sabi ko.
Bakit ba? Kung ayaw nya ngang tanggapin eh, wala ba syang karapatan tumanggi? Hindi daw dapat tinatanggihan ang regalo unless insulting. Huwag mo daw tatanggihan kung bibigyan ka ng roses dahil regalo daw yun. Agree naman ako na hindi dapat tinatanggihan ang regalo pero hindi ko kasi naa-identify na regalo ang roses. For me, roses and gifts are two different things kaya pwede kang tumanggi kung bibigyan ka ng roses. (Pero sana huwag sa akin mangyari ito, hahaha.)
Pero baka mas kinakampihan ko lang yun girl dahil mas kilala ko sya. Or dahil occasional bitch ako at ganun din ang gagawin ko. Or dahil may pagka-feminista lang talaga ako. I think I do not qualify as a feminist if you based it on the exact definitions given above. But if you define feminism as equality between men and women, then I'm definitely in. Or maybe I'm more of an equalist, I believe in the equality of everyone, equality of men & women, black & white, rich & poor, young & old.
