Post Secret Feminists

 I love Post Secret.  If you have not heard of Post Secret, it started out as an art project in which homemade postcards with an anonymous secret were sent to a man named Frank.  Now, millions of secrets have been shared and Frank posts a new batch of secrets every Sunday.  I have come across a few feminists ones.   Check it out at PostSecret.

This was my favorite to come across.  Women need support-  support from men, support from other women-  We need support.  And I truly do believe that we can change the world for the better.

I particularly like this one because I think every feminist has something she does that makes her feel like a fraud.  I wear make-up on occasion because it makes me feel prettier, and I feel like a bad feminist for so doing.  It's just not true, though.  As I have posted before, Jessica Valenti states, "It's about the consciousness behind your decisions."  Am I doing it for me or do I feel like my self-worth is determined by this action?  More on this to come.

This is so painstakingly honest and raw.  Simply believing in a cause doesn't mean that one is immune to the that which she fights against.  I constantly try to push the idea that our worth as women is not determined because of our weights, and yet when I stand in front of the mirror, there are times I wish different things for my body.  

This makes me want to invest in a whole bunch of bumper stickers to stick on misogynists' cars... though, of course, it's illegal, and a very bad idea.  Tee-hee.

I don't know that I have the right to comment on these because they are other people's secrets, but I love the idea that there are others out there, imperfect as we all may be who are working and hoping for a better tomorrow.  The diversity makes it all the better.