I'll stop being a feminist when no woman or child is ever sold or murdered. Or raped. Or beaten. Or called a slut. Or brutalized in any of the other seemingly unlimited ways. Or denied access to abortion. Or when there are no longer groups of people who don't believe women have the right to reproductive freedom. Or equality.
I'll stop being a feminist when no one is actually afraid of the word feminist anymore, and all the corrective societal actions that this word entails are complete.
I'll stop being a vegan when no other animal is ever sold or murdered. Or artificially impregnated. Or called a whore. Or kicked, punched, or brutalized in any of the other seemingly unlimited ways. Or denied access to their babies and mothers. Or when there are no longer groups of people who don't believe that animals are sentient beings with the right to live their lives free of human exploitation.
In short, I'll stop being a feminist when International Women's Day becomes as redundant, and as ridiculous sounding as International Men's Day* would be. I will, however, never stop being vegan no matter how deliciously vegan this world becomes.
*Oops, just found out there IS an International Men's Day. Hmmm, and here I thought EVERY day was their day, snort. Okay, I'm likely being a little unfair here. And as long as at least part of IMD focuses on gender equality and improving gender relations, then I suppose they can have their one day. ;)
