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The day I felt ashamed of calling myself feminist!!

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To (especially) all the modern day/keyboard/borderline feminists (Or however you'd like to address yourself), and then everybody else, I highly encourage you all to read the book "I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced". IT IS A MUST READ. I shall tell you why in just a moment. I still remember the day I bought this book. It was not so long ago when I took a walk down to Barnes and Nobles and was just browsing around the aisles when I came across this book. Something about the little girl's face grabbed my attention and the look of innocence compelled me to buy it. When checking it out with the cashier, little did I know about all the ordeal that this young soul had to go through and the impact that would leave on me.  I know I have never done book review before, so please ignore my amateurism. The book (non-fiction) is about Nurjood Ali, a girl who was forced by her father to get married at the age of 9. The struggle that she went through after getting married will...

Being Woman!

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5-15: I want to go outside and play! "You're insane! Do you think you're a boy?" "Go get your dolls married." "Babysit your little brother." "Go help your mother in the kitchen." "Why are you sitting with your legs wide open?" "Learn to be polite." "Learn some household chores. That will help you in the future, not these books." "If you behave like how good girls are supposed to, you will be happy in life." "You're a girl, enough said." 16-25: I was groped/lurked over/harassed/teased... "sssshhhhhhhhhh" "Who told you to go socialize with everyone?" "Learn how to dress up better." "Well, you thought men and women could be friends, good lesson learnt eh?" "Why did you have to go out in the evening?" "Why did you leave the house at all?" "That's what happens when you go around provoking men." I don't want to...