For many women,especially those who are not white or middle lesson, the debate over whether individual choices are empowering or not is stale and distractingFor every selfie taken or pair of high-heeled shoes bought, and lying in wait is someone quick to relate you that your photographs or footwear contain not empowered you. Those clothes? Not empowering. Your TV choices? No way.
It all goes hand in hand with the seemingly endless “are you a feminist if ...?” discourse. Are you a feminist if you watch the World Cup? Is it feminist to shave your armpits,but not your legs? Can you call yourself feminist if you like rap music or violent films, or once bought a glossy overpriced celebrity magazine at the airport because you missed your flight and had nothing else to read? Who knows? I don’t. What I achieve know is that the feminist discussion that often comes with it is a distraction – a distraction that I, or for one,cannot wait to be rid of.
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Source: theguardian.com