Princesses drop f-bombs for feminism
Updated | By Staff Writer
A T-shirt company, with a passionate social change mission (according to their website), is hoping to educate adults on sexism with the help of six little girls who drop the f-bomb so many times their swear jars have probably made them millionaires.
"I am not some pretty f*cking helpless princess in distress. I am pretty f*cking powerful," they say in the video. Some of the girls are as young at six years old and I am sure many parents will be outraged.
What are they upset about? "The f*cking unequal way society treats girls and women".
When you get over the initial shock, the message behind the video becomes very clear: buy a T-shirt. Hang on... no. It's that sexism sucks.
The girls, dressed in pretty princess outfits, highlight pay inequality issues, rape and violence and the pressure to be pretty.
We get the important message behind the video, but is it necessary to be controversial to sell T-shirts - er, I mean equality?
Take a look at the 'bleeped out' version of the video below:
The 'Free the Nipple' campaign, backed by many female celebrities like Michelle Rodriguez, Cara Delevingne and Miley Cyrus (of course), was just as controversial.
Its aim? To allow women to go topless in public and whenever they feel like it, damn it!
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' daughter Scout caused a frenzy when she walked around New York TOPLESS. Picture sharing site, Instagram, deleted her account after she posted photos of herself wearing a sheer top and a jacket with a picture of two of her topless friends.
You see, men should not be the only ones allowed to walk around with their nipples on display.
No offence to the Rihannas of the world but I would prefer if everyone kept their nipples covered up (men included).
Is that ant-feminism? No, I just don't want to see your freakin' nipples at every corner.
What is feminism? "The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes," UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson, quoted in her powerful gender equality speech.
I missed the part about little girls using bad words. *sips tea*
I love the message behind the FCKH8 videos, but c'mon six year olds being vulgar! Not cool - for girls AND boys.
But maybe it's just me because scores of people have come out in support of the video.
What do you think?
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