12/27/2025
I saw a post today saying that International Women’s Day is a “fake holiday,” that women don’t need recognition, and that Affirmative Action somehow proves this.
Here’s the thing:
International Women’s Day isn’t about “having ovaries.”
It’s about acknowledging the barriers women still face — in safety, pay, representation, and basic respect — and celebrating the progress women have fought for.
Saying “I don’t need recognition” is fine on a personal level.
But pretending the day is meaningless ignores the reality that many women still aren’t treated equally, and never have been.
Note: The above quote is flippin' bull as she wants all the recognition she can muster calling herself "ThePatrioticBlonde)
And Affirmative Action wasn’t “done away with” because equality was achieved. It was weakened because some people were uncomfortable with the idea of correcting long-standing inequality.
You don’t have to celebrate International Women’s Day.
But dismissing it as “fake” doesn’t make you strong or independent.
It just shows how deeply you’ve absorbed the idea that acknowledging inequality is the problem — instead of the inequality itself.
