Feminism?

I shouldn't rant about feminism anymore. I like to think of myself as a feminist but when I talk about girls with let's say, a guy friend I am all like "I'd tap that, I'd hit that!" I sound like a guy. 

I mean, I go to a kickboxing class to ogle the instructor's ass after all. I'm not ENTIRELY a feminist.

It's complex and intricate but of course I want equal rights---no one is above anything else. Every rule of the Earth should be ubiquitous. It truly isn't fair to adjust the rules to certain religions and cultures. All should be equal. Everything is not going to be the same, which is a great thing, clearly, because after all "diversity is the spice of life!" But all should be on an equal plane.

Anyway, it does make me sound like an anti-feminist but I love women. I do. Each and every one. They crack me up immensely. We are drama queens and conniving and everything but hey, at least we're...spirited right? I mean I am totally not the exception to this rule obviously. I can be a bit too...how shall I employ a euphemism here...overly passionate? Intense? Which is a positive thing for some areas of life, but for others, well, not so much. You freak people out this way, trust me I know from experience!

Anyway, I'm currently reading a fascinating psychology article about heterosexuals' general attitudes toward the LGBT community. 

Despite all of the positive changes and strides our world has taken toward a discrimination-free planet, there is still, tragically, more bad than good in this aspect.

Our society is innately heterosexist. 

This is what our social norms and customs and traditions sculpt us to be. 

There is at least a tiny bit of homophobia ingrained in everyone I believe, not to be dreadfully pessimistic, but even in the LGBT community, there is I believe. 

Although, naturally we of course have far more gay pride than shame. But there is shame given what society has taught us. It's a subconscious thing, I believe.

I do believe that us as a nation, (not necessarily as a world) are far more supportive and accepting though. Because let's be honest, despite gay people being few and far between in most cities and towns of the U.S. we all probably know or know of a LGBT person. 

Thus, when certain people familiarize themselves with those were are allegedly "so different" from them, they ease up a bit more, I like to think.

Essentially, fear breeds contempt and discrimination and all of those other maliciously absurd traits.

More to come later.