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When somebody refers to you as an "Internet Feminist":
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When somebody with "conservative values" follows you on Twitter:
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When a fellow feminist you really like says something shitty in an article:
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And then makes it even worse by being a dick about it on Twitter:
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When someone says "so much for the Sisterhood":
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When one of your Facebook friends says something sexist:
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When you realise you're actually related to that person:
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When you say something particularly badass and get loads of RTs:
9.
When you post a photo of your manicure on Instagram and you’re told to "check your privilege":
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When Spotify unexpectedly unveils your un-feminist music choices to your Facebook friends:
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And it's hard to feel bad because the music is SO GOOD:
Seriously WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO CATCHY?!
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When you realise feminists you thought were your friends are talking crap about something you wrote:
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When people online make things about feminism when they don't necessarily have to be:
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When a male commentator on TV says something so feminist you want to hug him:
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And then wonder why there wasn't a woman on TV to talk about the same issue:
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When another feminist tries to tell you the correct way to be a feminist:
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When feminists are told to "stop complaining" on Twitter when raising a serious issue:
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And then later the same week feminists are told they need to "speak up more":
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And then drowned in a sea of guilt over your own privilege:
23.
When you go to a feminist meetup and no one speaks to you:
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When your favorite feminist follows you back on Twitter:
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And then when you realise they've unfollowed you:
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When you see women you really like being horrible to each other online:
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How you feel when you're hanging out in the non-feminist parts of the internet:
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When someone tells you what you've said isn't feminist enough:
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When the same five white feminists are on every panel, every list, and are asked to speak at every conference EVER:
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When a feminist threatens to leave Twitter and the internet ONCE AND FOR ALL...
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When a young girl reaches out to you because she wants to get more involved with feminism:
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When a feminist you really like writes a book:
33.
And then you discover you disagree with approximately two-thirds of it:
34.
When your family doesn't understand why you get so upset about "all that feminist stuff":
35.
When a guy mansplains feminism to you:
And then your awesome feminist friends on Twitter are all like:
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When everyone starts freaking out and arguing over something you've written:
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When a celebrity who totally is a feminist swears that she isn't:
38.
When you make the mistake of checking Twitter on a Sunday and all the feminists are fighting:
39.
When your feminist buddies online see someone engaging with a troll:
40.
When you meet awesome feminists online and they become your IRL friends: