I Want To Be An Activist Essay

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Allies are important to have because they give you the ability to do things which you would not able to do on your own, whether it be limited by resources or connection. Allies also can help you to understand the concept or idea on a deeper level because they could have supported it for a longer time or have a more personalized experience with the subject. For instance I am not a woman and do not identify as such, but do believe that they should be treated equally within the government and the economy. If I was to become an avid activist I would be open to hearing what other with experience have to say about what it is like an the daily struggle of what it is to be a women. Also, due to the fact that I am a man and identify as such I have …show more content…

The other thing is when people begin to realize who they are as they go through life they may have a change in their identity wheel. This is why it is important to be an ally to a person because then they know they can be themselves instead of trying to be what people want them to be. This reminds me of when we were in class and the statistics for the LGBTQ teens and how difficult it can be to be themselves because of society. Due to these self reported stats people need to speak up about the discrimination of all people and how we should move to a society more based on equity. People should not stop until society overall has shifted to a better place for everyone to live. Another motivation for being an ally is that everyone has the right to be happy with who they are and if they are being oppressed by society then they are not allowed the ability to be happy with themselves. This is something which is important to me personally because I believe everyone should be happy, now this is a within reason thing. If someone's version of happy is something which causes harm to another, they should not be happy in that regard. However, if a person can be happy by being themselves they then by all means they should be happy just like anyone else has the ability

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