FEMINISM. SEXISM. EQUALITY.

I have been meaning to make a post on this for a while now. And a close friend of mine, Anoula Cilento ((Cilento Chic)), has been encouraging me to stop my procrastination. So here I am, at 10:13 pm with nothing to do, but writing this. Many are probably wondering what I am even talking about. Feminism. Sexism. Equality. I was inspired to write this after I wore a halter top to school on a very hot day. I received a "warning" from the Vice Principal of my school. He claimed that if the straps on tank-tops that GIRLS wear are not three fingers wide, we would have to change into our gym clothes. This was a rule for girls because apparently, shoulders are distracting towards boys during class. I will have you know that this rule only applies to girls and there are no enforced dress codes towards boys at my school. It is okay for boys to sag their pants to their knees but if my tank-top strap is not three fingers wide, all hell breaks loose. The sexism in that is sickening. It is disrespectful and I will not act as if I am okay with it because I am infuriated. After that day, I began to notice more acts of sexism everyday.

Sadly, I believe that women will never get the credit they deserve. There was a time where woman were disregarded, a time when they did not even have the right to vote. Then, there came a time when woman finally gained the power they deserved, or at least some of it. That was a time of confidence and respect. I feel as though it has been a cycle, and woman are again not given the credit they deserve. These days, girls think that acting uneducated and stupid for a boy is attractive for some reason. Because degrading yourself is extremely appealing ((sense the sarcasm)).

   

There is so much more I have to say on this. It being 10 at night and me being exhausted is causing me to forget what else I would like to say, so prepare yourselves for a follow up post on this in the next couple of days when my eyelids are not heavy.  Let's work together to eliminate ignorance !

fem·i·nism

ˈfeməˌnizəm

noun

the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

sex·ism

ˈsekˌsizəm

noun

prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

e·qual·i·ty

əˈkwälədē

noun

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

ari xx. 

SAN FRANCISCO

I spent my Sunday exploring many ins and outs of San Francisco with my friend Nicole. Although I live near, I have never spent as much time in the city as I did yesterday. We drove into the city and went downtown first, knowing that neither of us could hold back from shopping a little bit. Getting our shopping out of the way, we walked to Union Square, a big tourist attraction, which was once used for rallies for the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was crucial that I take a photo with the giant heart that had the Golden Gate bridge painted on it. Maiden Lane was next. Once being a "red-light district," Maiden Lane is now filled with boutiques, beautiful art galleries and a cafe. Nicole had mentioned going to the Yerba Buena Gardens, which I had never been to and my curiosity got the best of me, making that our next stop. The beautiful waterfall fountain was the first thing we saw yet we did not get a proper photo of the actual fountain. The day of being pretend tourists had come to an end and we headed home.

ari xx. 

NAVY BASE

Halloween is nearing so obviously people will be transforming their ordinary houses into haunted houses. Well, I took it upon myself to find some houses that are actually haunted or have some sort of creepy backstory. The perfect place to do so was the Navy Base. Not only is the supposed haunted USS Hornet there, but plenty of other seemingly haunted places as well. Before I ventured off to find haunted or frightening houses, I walked around some of the ships on the base and just so happened to find a couple of dumpsters with frightening implications written on them. When I left the ships, I drove around to find any suspicious houses. One house, in particular, caught my eye. Being the easily frightened person that I am, I was extremely nervous to even walk by the windows of the house in broad daylight, scared "something" was going to grab me.  But I sucked it up and even managed to get a couple of photos inside of the house. Needless to say, it was the most frightening thing I have done.

ari xx. 

OAKLAND HILLS

With my appeal to venture off, I did exactly that yesterday at my cousins first birthday in the Oakland Hills. The greenery completely sucked me into walking away from the birthday sight and into the camp areas of the woods, bringing my younger brother along. Obviously, it was hard to take exceptionally good photos with my two year old brother running off any chance he could get but i managed to take a couple good photos. The view was amazing from every angle and being in such a serene, peaceful place was refreshing so I hope you all get somewhat of the feeling I did when you see these photos. Enjoy!

ari xx.