Hi everyone.
Today I am showing you some DIYs that you can make if you're a feminist and you want
the world to know it.
I'm just going to talk over the DIY about some stuff I've been thinking about lately.
I'll be honest, I was really nervous to make this video because I feel like anytime
you even say the world feminist on the internet, you get all these people being like "well,
actually" and getting very offended by the idea that women, men, and nonbinary people
should be treated equally.
But that's not a reason to stay silent and the way the world is right now, it's more
important than ever to speak up.
I'll be honest, I enjoy having my little corner of the internet be a kind of happy,
neutral zone where you can relax and look at pretty DIYs and not worry about the latest
thing that we're all freaking out about.
And I do think it is important to have spaces where you can disconnect and not be working
all the time, because that's a recipe for burning out.
But it's also important to not just retreat to those spaces all the time just because
you're so overwhelmed by what's going on in the real world.
This overwhelm is definitely something I've struggled with - it seems like there's so
much to care about and work on and speak up about - from LGBT rights, to healthcare reform,
to gun violence, to racism and police violence, to sexism and violence against women, to diversity
in our media, to cruelty-free beauty supplies, to poverty and food deserts, not to mention
everything that's coming out of Washington DC where it seems like every day there's
a new story that would have been a huge scandal for months for any other president but now
it's like nothing can surprise us anymore.
But you just have to pick something and try to help, because while nobody can fix everything,
you can make a difference with some things.
If you have time, volunteer in your community.
If you have money, donate to causes that you believe in - I have monthly donations to Planned
Parenthood, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and a few others.
If you have a few extra dollars, just setting up a recurring monthly donation to the causes
that you believe in are a really great way to help and you honestly don't even have
to think about it.
So while I do love how these DIYs came out, it's important to actually do the work.
By all means, wear a Nasty Woman shirt, but do it while you call your representatives,
especially if they're passing legislature that you don't agree with.
Make sure that you're registered to vote and that you actually go out and vote, not
just every four years, but for the midterms and for local elections too.
If you're too young to vote, help your family and friends get registered, do research for
them so they know who to vote for based on their beliefs, or volunteer for a local candidate.
Now, I also wanted to talk about, as a media creator, I've been thinking a lot about
media representation.
I was born an able-bodied white woman with so much privilege, so I think sometimes it's
easier for my voice to be heard than others who don't have the means to broadcast it
or who don't have an audience who's listening.
But that doesn't mean that what I'm saying is any more important than them, in fact what
they have to say is probably way more important than any of this.
But since I do have an audience, I've tried to make some changes in the way that I speak.
For example, I've tried to become conscious of gendered language and I've tried to stop
using gendered language in my DIY videos.
So instead of saying a craft would look good in a girl's room, I might say it would look
great in a kid's room.
Or instead of saying any teenage girl would love this, saying any teenager would love
this.
And I know there are some people out there, probably some of them who are watching this
video right now who think the whole social justice movement is ridiculous and that people
are too sensitive now and we have to police everything that we're saying.
And yes, some people go too far with it, as with anything, but in general I think erring
on the side of inclusion and thoughtfulness can only be a good thing, especially when
it's something as simple as changing the words that you use which doesn't cost a
thing and can empower others who you don't even know are listening.
But of course the most important thing of all is to listen to and raise up the voices
of people who have first-hand experience with the issues they're speaking about.
So I'm going to put some links to people's channels that I really admire down below,
people who can speak about the real issues way better than I can.
And above all I want to remind you of what Mr. Rogers said - always look for the helpers.
It's so easy to get really discouraged and pessimistic about the state of the world,
but remember that there are always people who are trying to do good and trying to help,
and I like to think that those people far outnumber everyone else.
Hi guys, Karen here.
I hope you liked those projects.
If you're still watching all the way to the end, I would love to know in a comment
about a woman that you admire.
It could be a famous person, a YouTuber, somebody that you know, let's just fill up the comments
with positivity and inspiration.
And just to warn you, I'm going to be keeping a very close eye on these comments, so if
anyone is down there like, spreading hate, just don't even engage, I'll delete it.
So I'm going to have a bunch of links to everything that I talked about right down
below as well as links to all of the craft supplies that I used and links to the free
printable patterns if you want to make the same DIYs that I did.
If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe for more DIYs every single week.
And I'll see you guys next time.
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