BOYS DO CRY

DEAR MEN,

Being pro-woman doesn't mean that we are anti-men. We care about you too.

Sincerely,
Sandra Ware




Alright, I thought I would be making a post like this a few weeks from now once this blog got a little more noticed but there is no time like the present, especially when it comes to speaking up on a important issue.

A BIG MISCONCEPTION ABOUT FEMINISM:
That we are a "girl's rule and boys drool" type of thing.

NAH.

The whole significance of being a feminist is to advocate for all people and especially women, this does not exclude our male counterparts in any way or form.

AND just in case it was clear, or obvious, MEN CAN BE FEMINIST too! In fact my favorite male feminist as of right now are these two studs:

MATT MCGORRY

You probably recognize him from the highly acclaimed TV shows Orange is the New Black and How to Get Away with Murder, but he is way more than just a really amazing actor- he's also a hella funny, sweet and SUPER DOPE FEMINIST who is not afraid to speak up for women or injustice in general! Here's a bit of what he said about what the term feminism means to him:

"I think you can be a feminist and not necessarily identify as one,which is what I think I had been for my entire life up — until a few months ago. I realized the term feminist is actually less convoluted than I imagined it to be. I don't know exactly what I imagined it was. But I know that if you'd asked me, I'd probably have said, 'Uh, I don't know, I don’t think so. I'm embarrassed to admit that I only recently discovered the ACTUAL definition of 'feminism. I believe in gender equality. Being a feminist is for both women AND men. I AM A FEMINIST."

-Matt McGorry

If you look at his twitter page, most of his tweets have to do with calling out sexists stereotypes.

Guys everywhere take notes.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT

He has been around for a while and is not stopping anytime soon. It's hard to not see him in at least two movies a year, having interviews on talk shows or guest starring on television shows. Some of his notable works include, Inception, 500 Days of Summer, 10 Things I Hate about You and like fifty other things. Not only is he an actor but also a filmmaker who especially likes to promote awareness for social issues through making short films, like one where he even analyzes what feminism is.

 

To see more stuff that he does similar to this, he has a YouTube page called "Hitrecord" which is basically a gold mine for everything awesome. (You're welcome, I just introduced you to your next addiction.)

Anyway, back to the whole thing about men and feminism, it can be beneficial to them as well. 

Guess what, what usually happens to women can also happen to men too and pretending like it doesn't just makes it even worse. Men are not invincible, they are human beings (just in case that was a bit lost with some people.) so that men they need to be protected too whenever they are put in danger.

That means

-Young boys should be protected from predators. It shouldn't matter if they are men or women. DON'T even try to argue that a boy would enjoy to be molested by a woman because that type of thinking is disgusting and ignorant.

-IT is not right for a woman to hit on a man either if it is not in self-defense. If a woman is just beating a man because she knows he won't hit her back than she is deserves to be locked inside a jail cell with the rest of the people who cause pain to others for fun.

*And FYI, Men can develop breast cancer too. The cancer can grow in the general chest area, so it's not just breast that can have it. 

Please try to be considerate of when men and young boys show their vulnerable side...because it's not an easy thing to do. The whole "boys don't cry jig" is something only an idiot would believe.