feminism

If you're reading this, I'll go ahead and assume you're a kick-ass feminist. Because if you're not, then you probably won't enjoy this collection of memes that scream 'f*ck the patriarchy' to all the sexists. Feminists, let's unite as you scroll through this collection of memes that speak to your soul.

We have come a long way in terms of bringing the two genders closer together, but there are still a hefty amount of double standards that we all have to deal with each day. Obviously, both genders benefit from some of them, but a lot of them are particularly annoying. Even the ones that may seem positive can actually be limiting as well. Like, for example, how men are supposed to be the breadwinners in the family. Sure it's motivating knowing people expect you to be successful, but what if you find someone who happens to be making a larger income, are you suddenly now inferior? 

You've probably already begun to think of more annoying double standards so let's get into it.

Gender double standards are everywhere. Children still call certain colors 'boy colors' and 'girl colors.' Most women's jeans still have un-functional pockets, and men still get judged for caring about things like fashion, beauty, cooking. Obviously, this isn't the situation in every single community around the world... But these ridiculous double standards are clearly not dead. It's especially frustrating these days because there has been so much progress made in the past 100 years, but unfortunately, there's still a long way to go.

Mansplaining is nothing new. I bet there were smelly cave men who incessantly mansplained fire to cave women when they were already using it to cook their every meal. "No simple woman, you don't understand, it's hot, and red, and it hurts when you touch it." We can only hope that they were eventually roasted... figuratively and/or literally.

Anywho, at least these days the ruthless mansplainers get called out on Twitter and it's hella entertaining for the rest of us.

Ladies, the men have figured us out! Apparently, they already realized that every single thing we do, every decision we make, and every place we go to... Well, it's all a part of our secret communal plan to attract as much male attention as possible. How did they figure it out so quickly? What are we supposed to do now? Time for an emergency group meeting.

But seriously, women are sharing on Reddit some of the crazy things they've been accused of doing solely to attract male attention, and it really seems like any behavior can be interpreted as just that... Oh well.

It's probably closed-minded to think that men and women are completely different and thus are unable to understand each other. But, let's be real, there are a couple of behaviors men engage in that are exceptionally confusing to a lot of women. The same obviously works vice-versa. Clearly, these are all generalizations, but men and women do get pushed towards different kinds of social roles, so these could all be a result of those socialization processes. Who knows? All we know is we want answers buddies!

It seems funny to think that a lot of girls used to feel uncomfortable or ashamed of doing 'girly' things. Even though there really shouldn't be things labeled as feminine or non-feminine, it has become increasingly clear throughout the generations that anything girls like somehow have to be lame, and therefore it's much 'cooler' if a girl is 'different' and likes more traditionally masculine things. Yep, both boys and girls get bullied for being feminine, isn't that fun? And people still think we have achieved full social equality.

Mansplainers never fail to amaze us. Their diligence is honestly inspiring. If they put the same amount of effort into something a bit more selfless, like charity work, imagine the things they could accomplish? Alas, they prefer to spend their time bothering innocent people with their unsolicited opinion. At least Twitter keeps them accountable these days. Mansplainers beware, Twitter users are not afraid to roast tf out of you.

It finally appears as though we've reached a point where mansplainers can just barely get away with their bullsh*t-ery, at least on Twitter. There they get roasted so eloquently.

In the real world, however, there are still rogue mansplainers roaming around forcing poor people to listen to their meaningless rants, but we can only roast them one at a time. The final goal will be for mansplainers to actually take a second to ask themselves, "Hold up, did anybody ask me to explain something?" That would simply be monumental.

Sometimes it can be difficult to find the source of a trend on Twitter. It must have started somewhere, but by the time you discover the origin, the trend may have already evolved into a completely different concept. Welcome to 'Understanding The Trolls Of The Internet 101.'

Anywho, #WomenAreDelusional is trending on Twitter, and after much hard research, all we can find are people tweeting about why it's trending in the first place, rather than actually feeding into the 'bait.' But lucky for all of us, their confusion is highly hilarious. Let's enjoy the absurdity that is this hashtag along with them, shall we?

Welcome to the world of direct messaging. A lot of men like to use this place to be really slick, but unfortunately, most of them are unsuccessful. Men definitely underestimate the bullsh*t detectors that women are essentially born with. Just because we can't see you via text, we can still read between the lines, and rest assured we WILL roast you if it's what you deserve. So be afraid Chads, be very afraid.

Each person has their own special way of blowing off steam. Some of us like to work out, bake, take a long bath. Others prefer to spend their free time engaging in excessive amounts of correct-ile disfunction. For mansplainers, going up to people and answering questions that nobody asked is basically a form of self-care. Who are we to get in the way of someone's self-care routine? You gotta do what you gotta do, but guys, prepare to be roasted via Twitter.

All women are capable of unleashing their 'badassery.' However, we're selective. We can't show it off too often or else its impact won't be as startling. We seek to evoke intense fear in the people who wrong us, and that requires patience and calculated timing. We don't waste our badass comebacks on people who aren't worth our time, we delicately locate our a*shole victims, and then wait for the perfect moment strategically and physiologically f*ck them up. You all should be afraid, very afraid.

Most women feel somewhat misunderstood. People like to place us in boxes and assign us very rigid roles. It can feel infuriating at times, but it can also be motivating. It's extremely satisfying when we manage to go against the grind and completely debunk someone's assumption of us. As hard as we try, however, there will always be meaningless female myths, and boy do some of them get out of hand. At least we can make fun of how ridiculous many of them are.

As human beings, it is in our nature to judge everything around us. It's important to judge situations and assess how safe they are, or judge the look of eggs to make sure you don't end up with your head in the toilet. Our assumptions and criticizations are often very beneficial, but they can also hold us back. When we make very widespread generalizations about entire genders, for example, it just causes us to put them in boxes and limits our ability to understand them. Everybody feels judged, but women are often criticized more harshly, especially by men...