I think what you said goes against the idea of feminism. The idea of feminism is to empower women to make their own choices in life and to make people see that men and women are equal. If a woman wants to be a housewife and wishes to become a mother early, who are you to tell them that their choice is "unfortunate" and one they shouldn't have made? That doesn't fit with feminism or the ideals we're supposed to be holding. You need to remember that not everyone is you, not everyone feels the same way you do and not everyone woman wants the same thing you do. If a woman truly feels in her heart that she wants to get married and start a family young, it is not "unfortunate" to do so. It is her choice and it is her want. As long as she made that choice of her own free will and was not forced to do it, there is nothing wrong with it and saying there is goes against the idea of feminism.
Miss Anthony was not fighting for people to look at young mothers as "weak" or anything of the sort, she was fighting for equality. She wanted women to be viewed the same as men. Men can make their own choices without criticism, women should get the same regard. Women and men are equal and this is what we should be fighting for. We still don't recognize women on the same level as men so we have much more fighting to do. Calling a woman's choice to have a child young "unfortunate" or "suicide" is not at all helping our cause. It's working against it.
I too intend to enjoy my youth and I don't foresee myself getting married for years to come, but that is just me. I know lovely women who want to start families young and I admire their ideals because they are making their own choices, just as I am making mine not to get married and start a family for a while. We all have a choice. Yours is to stay young and be 'free'. Another woman's may be to become a housewife, but that doesn't mean she isn't free.
As long as she is happy and making her own choices, she is free.
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One thing that really just upsets me to the core is when a girl makes the statement, “My baby saved my life. If it wasn’t for him/her I’d be dead. I would be nothing.”
This is something I also wanted to address. Different things can save different people. I'll use myself as an example. When I was sixteen, I was struggling through a deep depression but I kept myself going because of my dogs. My dogs were saving me because they were giving me something to care for, they were giving me a reason to live. When I lost them, I lost hope because my reason to live was gone. A baby can give a woman a reason to live just as my dogs gave me a reason to live.
Different things can save different people. Different things can give people hope. They can give them a reason to live. They can give them a reason to try. They can give them a reason to hope. You have what keeps you going and they have what keeps them going. My motivation in life right now are my parents, they're saving me and they are now my reason to live. Everyone is different.
Miss Anthony was not fighting for people to look at young mothers as "weak" or anything of the sort, she was fighting for equality. She wanted women to be viewed the same as men. Men can make their own choices without criticism, women should get the same regard. Women and men are equal and this is what we should be fighting for. We still don't recognize women on the same level as men so we have much more fighting to do. Calling a woman's choice to have a child young "unfortunate" or "suicide" is not at all helping our cause. It's working against it.
I too intend to enjoy my youth and I don't foresee myself getting married for years to come, but that is just me. I know lovely women who want to start families young and I admire their ideals because they are making their own choices, just as I am making mine not to get married and start a family for a while. We all have a choice. Yours is to stay young and be 'free'. Another woman's may be to become a housewife, but that doesn't mean she isn't free.
As long as she is happy and making her own choices, she is free.This is something I also wanted to address. Different things can save different people. I'll use myself as an example. When I was sixteen, I was struggling through a deep depression but I kept myself going because of my dogs. My dogs were saving me because they were giving me something to care for, they were giving me a reason to live. When I lost them, I lost hope because my reason to live was gone. A baby can give a woman a reason to live just as my dogs gave me a reason to live.
Different things can save different people. Different things can give people hope. They can give them a reason to live. They can give them a reason to try. They can give them a reason to hope. You have what keeps you going and they have what keeps them going. My motivation in life right now are my parents, they're saving me and they are now my reason to live. Everyone is different.