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Sexism 101

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Sexism 101 Suffragettes Annie Kennedy and Christabel Pankhurst   Feminism: the concept that women and men are socially, economically, politically, intellectually, and spiritually equal. Economics hasn't quite gotten there yet, but there's still hope. As for the other elements of classical feminism...society has come a long way. It still needs to strive though. So, why does sexism bother me? The answer to that is simple. It devalues women. Well, that's it then. End of essay. Wait, there's more! Not only does it devalue women, but it also causes men to devalue themselves as well. You see, women, contrary to popular belief, do not come from Venus. They are human, just like men. Sure their bodies are different, and they have the tendency to smell better than men, but that's another story. The point is that women and men both come from Earth. We're both from the same species, and we need to treat each other as suc...