France is making headlines around the world because President Nicolas Sarkozy is in support of legislation to ban the burka, which is the garment that many Muslim women wear.

Everything I’ve read so far seems to be in support of it for various reasons, mainly because it’s seen as oppressive to women, and that every country has customs and laws that need to be followed regardless of how things work in one’s home country.

But I am still confused.

Is it that all women are in fact forced to wear it, or is there a possibility that some women really want to because of their beliefs?

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One night I was bored so I got up and grabbed my laptop.

Don’t ask me how, but I came across this documentary called The Business of Being Born and it really piqued my interest.

I didn’t know anything about labor or childbirth other than I never wanted to experience it…unless I was so medicated that I wouldn’t remember anything.

I am a really squeamish person with a strong inclination towards modesty so , laying on a bed with my legs wide open, being poked and prodded, and being stared at while all these things happen just sounded like a nightmare to me. Plus all these shows like A Baby Story that show women screaming their heads off can be quite terrifying. But I was possibly willing to do it- if I could be heavily sedated.

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The number 9 stereotype on the Top 10 Feminist Stereotypes is that feminists hate the idea of family. Most of the time when I hear this it’s from the religious extreme who view women as children who should be seen and not heard.

That being said, there are some good reasons that people use this as an argument against anything that has to do with the word feminism.

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One day I came across a website about helping women start businesses. It held my interest as business is one of my favorite topics. I decided to interview the founder of the organization because I was really intrigued.

As I prepared for the interview, I noticed that on the website there was a statement that said “We are not feminists”.

That struck me as a very odd thing to put on any website, let alone a website that was about helping women so I asked why did she have that on there.

The answer was that feminism means that women don’t need men and that just wasn’t what she was about.

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