Behind Every Great Man Is Not A Woman

It’s whoever and whatever supported and inspired him.

I had just posted something that related to feminism, and a close friend of mine responded

I knew what was about to go down. My heartbeat raced as I opened his message and saw what was prompting his response. I took deep breaths to ready myself.

This was the first I was going to be arguing feminism with him, and I hoped I would be able to talk objectively while looking back for any jabs he might throw at something I strongly believed.

I was also trying to be calm. I didn’t want to feed the stereotype of women getting too “irrational” when a topic like this came up. Still, more than anything, I needed to remind myself that people having different opinions — as hurtful as it may be — does not mean they hate women or me. We’re all entitled to our beliefs.

So it began. I responded to his jest with a slight joke, and then I went on to ask why he thinks women are acting like men weren’t necessary. It went back and forth for a long time before I had to end it there for the sake of our friendship.

But one thing he said stood out as the basis of his entire argument.

Now before you go where you’re thinking, this my friend is an absolute gentleman. He still believes in the functional aspects of chivalry and has strong beliefs on the interdependence of males and females. He’s also the last person to go around telling a woman what she can or can’t do.

In his words, “there was no need for feminism since women are mostly equal now.” This was what shocked me, though. I don’t know if he was purposely ignoring the many issues women go through, or if he just couldn’t see it.

It’s easier to believe the first one because you can’t live in an African country and say you don’t see or hear cases of women being treated as…

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