FOR THE GIRLS

Feminism (to an extent) is great. I love it. I love organisations like MissRepresent that are fighting for gender equality and against sexual objectification of women.

But there is one thing I have got to say.

Ladies, the greatest threat to girl power is girls.

We can blame the fashion industry for making ridiculous denim panties and calling them “shorts”. But at the end of the day, who are the ones who so readily flaunt their butt cheeks in daisy dukes? Us girls.

And don’t give me all that stuff about how girls should be allowed to wear this stuff, that our sexuality belongs to us. Women’s rights doesn’t happen by us wearing apparel that appeals to guys’ sexuality (which, by the way, happens to belong to them). Women don’t get equality and power by accepting and accentuating men’s authority over our bodies (which, for the record, they shouldn’t have).

We can blame the media for showing us countless nude, photoshopped girls to sell anything from cars to organ donation services (yes, you read that right). But aren’t the objects of all that sexualisation… members of the exact species whose sexuality we’re fighting to protect?

I think it’s high time we stopped fighting for liberty over our sexuality, and started fighting for control over our sexuality. Instead of the right to dress down, let’s embrace the right to cover up!

But then of course we can go on about how difficult it is to find clothes that protect our sexuality (I know I did when I first made a ban on all short shorts/skirts/dresses/revealing tops from my closet). It’s so much easier to go to the nearest shop and pick out a cropped top than scour forever for a decent T-shirt. And then all T-shirts nowadays are mostly ugly beyond wearability, am I right? Check out vintage fashion. It’s a little pricier, but it’s tastefully modest. It’s also unique because, come on, who else is going to own that dress from the 50’s? Curvier girls, you can also take heart in the fact that old fashion especially between the 40s and 60s celebrated your body type. Leaner girls, the 20s was the decade that fell in love with slimmer body types. The cuts and styles accentuate your body and look good, without turning you into a Playboy playmate. And if this doesn’t float your boat, take up sewing. It’s an incredibly useful skill to have, and it also guarantees that you’ll always own fashion pieces you like. And if you’re way too busy for either one of these, search online. Plenty of girls and fashion labels are taking the initiative to stop sexualising girls and women.

This wasn’t meant to be a rant, but I guess it kind of is. Hopefully you’ll consider what I have to say. It’s for the sake of all of us.

God bless!