Lately I realised I am a feminist.

Last year, when discussing feminism in literature, a teacher asked our class if any of us were feminists. After a bit of silence, one girl said that she was, but a mild one.

I didn't answer.

I guess it is because of the association of feminism with bra-burning and stuff like that, that I never thought of myself as a feminist.

But then I read this:

Civil and social and equal rights for women is all feminism IS and what a feminist supports. *

And then I checked Wikipedia:

Feminism is [...] aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. *

And I realised that I am definitely, totally, a feminist. Still, not a radical one; but definitely, feminist.