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It makes little sense why women would compete over who looks good, but not compete over education or work achievements. By valuing appearance more than other attributes, the only message that is given off is that women are only there to be pretty.

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“Am I a feminist? F— yeah, I’m a feminist. I think that unfortunately people who are maybe threatened by feminism think that it’s about setting your bra on fire and being aggressive, and I think that’s really wrong and really dangerous.” – Jenny Slate

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Be sexy, but not too sexy. Cover up, but don’t cover up too much. Don’t be a prude, but also don’t be a slut.

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Because the reality is we live in a male-dominated society.

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As has been continuously said by people of color, the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action has been white women.

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Men get to be badass. But women? We’re just nuts.

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If a girl has sex with a different person every weekend, men will call her easy or slutty, and women will look down on her. Men will say she gets around and they’d be down to sleep with her, but they’d never date a girl who had sex the way she did.

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If I had to go back to the time before first-wave feminism, I would rather be a female than a male. Why? Because overall it would be easier.

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Immediately after graduation, I dove headfirst into the 9 to 5 beast, knowing very little about what to expect from co-workers and office life outside of my university incubation chamber.

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Whereas we look to take down women and invalidate their perspectives, we often make excuses for men or let them off the hook.