Christina the Egalitarian

  In the discourse surrounding abuse and violence, male victims of female perpetrators are often overlooked or invalidated. This major oversight is saddening- it's not just damaging but it also perpetuates harmful stereotypes about gender and power dynamics. It's time to address this issue head-on and acknowledge that abuse has no gender. OK? L et's get real here- it really grinds my gears when people brush off male victims of female abusers like it's no big deal. Like, come on, seriously? We've got this messed up idea that men should always be tough and macho, but newsflash: they're human too, with feelings and vulnerabilities. L et's cut through the BS and call it like it is- it really ticks me off the way society treats male victims of female abusers like they're some kind of joke. It's downright infuriating! I mean, come on, we've got this messed up idea that men should always be these stoic, unbreakable pillars of strength. But newsflash: me

 The current 21st century 2024 world that we live in is an era where labels seem to, rightly or wrongly, shape people's identities. I think choosing the right choice of terminology carries significant weight. For me, that choice lies between the word 'feminist' or the word 'egalitarian'. And whilst both, in principle, are about equality, I find myself gravitating more towards the latter. Actually, it's not even a case of me gravitating towards the latter, I'm fully waving the egalitarian flag, no doubt about it. Some people may be offended by that; some may think I have a good point, but I'm going to address the reasons why I prefer the latter in this blog post. Firstly, I want to clarify that if we use the classic traditional definition of feminism- the belief that women should be equal to men and to break down gendered stereotypes and expectations- then I am a feminist in that sense. As a woman I'm all about equality and I'm totally on board wi