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One day i realised...i was part of a movement of angry and unhappy feminists.

So one day i realised, that i was part of a movement of angry and unhappy feminists.  “If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.”  ―  bell hooks ,  Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Being angry and unhappy are not Negatives in my books. I think they are very healthy to feel as such. What we do and how we respond to these feelings are quite important and crucial. I identify as a Feminist. I am a Feminist.  15 years ago i used to be one of those young women who identified with the principles and values of feminism but was uncomfortable to identify as one- I was not confident in myself to say, " I am a Feminist". I had my own unsettling thoughts on being a feminist and i had to really dissect these thoughts to fully understand my position. Once i did that, i realised that calling myself a feminist was not a bad thing, it was empowerin