Womenly Manhood

I have come to the conclusion that modern feminism is not feminism at all. It is, rather, an attempt on the part of the female race to be more inherently male. As women, we now view strength and power as those things that make us more like men. "Successful" women even wear business suits and keep their hair short.

I am here to buck the system and put out a challenge to that way of thinking. How does becoming more manly make you a better woman? There is no logic there.

I was told the other day that I was one of ‘those women’ who are hindering the advancement of our gender. One might be inclined to ask why a person would say such a harsh thing. Well, I’ll tell you. I have the audacity to embrace all things ‘girly’.

Yes, apparently being girly is the very downfall of womanhood! Who knew? I am the anti-woman because I wear pink and like lace and frills! How dare I desire nothing more than to stay home and raise my babies and make my business work around such demands instead of the other way around?!

Many women see chivalry as a hideous crime. For me, however, finding someone who loves me enough to hold my door and dote on me is very empowering. It says to me that someone (namely my wonderful husband) thinks that I am worth that level of respect. I embrace the term ‘princess’ with open arms and love everything that entails. All little girls want to be princesses, what changes in adulthood? Why is it suddenly equated with being a ditz (also a term used to describe me and my froo froo ways)?

Don’t think that I would like to return to the dark ages where men were in control and women were their possessions. Nor would I like to return to twenty years ago when women made less for doing the same tasks. I just think ‘we’ve’ taken our feminist ideas to the extreme, and in the process, have lost our femininity completely.

So I will continue to wear pink, grow my hair long, call myself a princess (as a daughter of the King of Kings, I truly am), and graciously bow as my husband opens my car door.