The world needs feminism.

On a general not I rarely make any proper use of my time, in the sense that I never go out for a nice stroll through the woods that are at the back of my garden, or do some baking, or even just doing some work that could get me ahead for school. I guess most of the time I pinpoint that down to my extreme laziness and general I-can't-be-bothered-so-I-won't attitude, but currently I'm wondering if it's something more than that. Rather than just not wanting to go outside like my mum keeps asking me to, is it also a feeling much deeper than that? Is the reason I don't want to go for a walk in the woods really simply that I just can't seem to find the effort to get up and move, or is it something else? In these past few years events of rape, acid attacks, and other horrific incidents have been happening to poor, innocent young women, which is a cause of fear for any young woman. People say that these things only happen because 'their skirt was too short' or 'they let it happen' but that is never going to be the case. Women are constantly seen as just an object for men to make use of, or a target for their well-aimed acid; surely that is enough for a young woman to feel like they'd rather stay inside than risk being raped or have something of that sort to happen to them? No person should ever feel like rape or other has happened to them for a reason, yet that is what society these days is trying to say. Where are all the real people in this world? And why do these stereotypes of 'weak' women exist? Something must be done. Women should never live in fear purely because of something out of their control, something as simple as their gender.

When was the last time you saw a man walking around nervously of who might jump out of the bushes?