"Girl Power" vs Feminism

So as I child I was obsessed with the spice girls, I had the movie on VHS, the greatest hits CD, the magazine from a concert my older sister went to etc. There was one phrase that was always repeated and followed by a peace sign "Girl Power!". Now that I’m older I wonder what this exclamation really means. As I become a feminist and looked into people I had always admired and claimed they believed in girl power I read the things they said that seemed to contradict that statement such as how Ginger Spice herself, Geri Halliwell, said, “For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It’s very unglamorous” and this wasn’t an uncommon reaction. I was disappointing and frankly didn’t quite understand the difference between “girl power” and feminism. But I think I’ve come to a conclusion. Girl power is a watered down,pacifist, way to say you believe in women’s rights issues,without taking the responsibility of the reactions you may receive and your beliefs. Its the media’s version of a way to profit of feminism without things getting too out of hand or people becoming to involved. Apparently feminism is a bad word (I even heard someone refer to it as the “f word”) but if we dress it in pink, stick some flowers on it and call it “Girl Power” its alright.

My Beef With No Shave November

     So it’s november, you know what that means constant comments of girls and boys saying "girls this doesn’t apply to you if you don’t shave don’t expect the D!" This upsets me on so many levels. Firstly I don’t shave or not shave for you or your dick, so stop being so full of yourself. You don’t dictate what I do with my body. It really is none of your business and you have no place of judging it. Guess what we have body hair..we were born with body hair, deal with it. It isn’t gross or unnatural,its a sign of age (remember puberty?). I’m not going to spend hours on end while halfway cutting my leg open just so some guy will have sex with me or some girl with accept me. I shave for myself, I don’t shave for myself. No one else. You wouldnt want someone coming up to you and saying “OH MY GOD YOU SHAVE YOUR LEGS EWWW YOU ARENT GETTING LAID ANYTIME SOON!” I don’t want your dick or want you to be friends with me if you have the attitude of “ewwwwwww” grow up and get over yourself.