To be a feminist meant you hated men and everything that women do is try to exceed men in this world because we want to be “superior.” That’s the notion around the word feminism, but that’s not at all true. People who are afraid to see change between genders, sexualities create this pre-conceived notion and spread this message because to see women, women of color, poor women, queer women have equal power is not what’s supposed to happen, and usually the people who are afraid are, not surprising, old, white, conservative men. To be a feminist is to fight for the equal rights everyone in this country has but are limited to women who are not granted those same rights. A decade ago, the term “feminism” freaked people out and whoever considered themselves to be a feminist would be shunned or not even taken seriously because, the access to equal education, housing, healthcare for women was not something to consider at all since it’s not important for them as it is to everyone else. Now, in the year 2020, that notion has shifted a little, not too much so no need to get excited, but it seems to be going in the right direction of giving women the access to basic needs, which is ridiculous that it’s taking so long. But there is still a group of women who are completely left out in the women’s movement which are: women of color, poor women, queer women. When will these women be able to raise their voice and speak out for their right to their own body and mind? Why do men think it’s okay to make choices for women when we are our own person? It’s common sense not to do that, but I guess the stigma of women not having any freedom is still embedded in their minds so they think women now will abide. There has been great progress in the fight for women’s equality but my question for my feminist project would be: when will we fight for the women that are left out of this movement and have been for a long time? Why is there still a divide in the feminist movement when it comes to race, age, sexuality?