"Don't be such a girl"

I'm going to try to make this a somewhat short blog. I'm half asleep already and have burnt half of the dinner. I finished my favorite book associated with this course, FFF. I love this book so much, as I have said a few times before. So, anyways, chapter 10 kinda made me mad.
First, I was mad at myself. I visited my sisters farm this weekend and as I watched my nephew load wood for the wood stove and do other farm stuff I actually thought 'man, he's really all boy.' Then, in my head, I yelled at myself for thinking that. I can load wood and do other farm duties. I'm not "all boy."

Next, I was mad at the chapter. The sentence "Especially now, in a world where what it means to be "a man" has the potential to damage both men and women." I've lived this and it damaged me. That one sentence just made me so mad. It brought that night back and it was horrible.

A lot of this reminded me of my final project. She related a lot to what some men believe women should be like. She mentions how Asian women are considered real women because they stick to the traditional gender roles and that this is what men really want in life. They also don't want to grow up. Now instead of providing for a family and having a good job, you have to forever be looking out for the ladies, taking in the game with the guys and drinking all night long.

Now, men should be included in the feminist movement. I think they're a vital part. How are we ever really going to reach equality if we don't have the support of the other side. Like Jessica Valenti said "We can't have a fully successful feminism if we're missing half the population."

As for chapter 14. I loved that. It was such a great ending including the tips. It was something I needed too. I had the same thought many times while reading the book; 'what am I supposed to do with all this information?'

You should  be happy to know that I'm passing this book off to my 16 year old sister. I'm hoping she loves it as much as I do.