Disrespect for our Country is never OK.

I believe as Americans we have the right to stand up for ourselves. I believe that if we see something we don't agree with, then we have the constitutional capacity to stand-up and protest. I do not believe however, under any circumstance, that it is ever acceptable to disrespect our country that we are lucky enough to have had provided us with the ability to express our freedom of speech. That is not OK. It is a gift that we are given these rights and in return, we owe nothing but respect to everything the United States represents. This Nations flag should always be a symbol of respect and gratitude and should ALWAYS be taken seriously. Recently I read about a group of protesters on a college campus who made an explicit point to dismantle our country's flag by stepping on it, ripping it out from under people's feet, and being excessively inappropriate towards something that should never be treated that way. A flag with that much honor and tribute towards our amazing nation should have never been in the hands of those who find a need to distruct it. When I first heard about this, I honestly assumed it was ISIS or a group that has already shown its disgust for our highly appreciated country, but for fellow citizens of the United States to be reacting with this much distaste? Seriously? I am all for protesting and standing up for our rights that we should be thankful to have; and that is a beautiful thing that we have the power to do. But the second you dishonor our country that you should feel blessed to be in, then I'm sorry, but get out of our country. Really though, if you don't like it then LEAVE. Because no one with that much disrespect for the ground that they walk on should even be here. They do not deserve it. If a veteran or a person in a position that is fighting to represent America saw them doing that, then you do not deserve any respect as a person. That is all.    

When will I be able to wear what I want without it defining me?

I cannot wait for the day that a woman becomes more than her body.

If it is hot outside, I as a woman have every right to wear shorts as short as I want to and a tank top as tight and as cropped as I feel comfortable in. If I feel beautiful in a little black dress, I as a woman should not have to worry about wearing it out and having men treat me as though I am not a person. If I want to wear an excessive amount of makeup, I as a woman should not have to expect to be called a "whore" or a "slut" behind my back. I as a woman, have rights. I have rights to my own body. I am lucky enough to live in America, where I can decide who I want to be with and what I want to do and I CAN be powerful. More people need to realise this. I am not defined by the number of boys I have been with just as a male is not classified by how many girls he has been with. I am a woman, equal to men, and equal to any other human being on this planet in every way. I am a woman, and that is not an invitation to be catcalled on the streets or to be degraded by anyone in any manner. I am a woman. I can't believe I even have to state that I deserve equal pay as a man who acquires the same amount of respect in a particular job as I do. I am a woman and if I want to shake my ass on TV or if I want to wear a turtleneck or a baggy t-shirt then I will, and I expect to be treated exactly the same no matter what choices I make, just as a male would. I am a woman regardless of how many men find me "attractive" because my worth in no way shape or form is in any way related to my looks, or my outfit, or what I choose to do whether you aprove of it or not. I am a person. I will make whatever decision in life that I want to make without fear of what others may of to say, because my gender does not decide who I am for me.
I am a human being. And I have the power to do what any other human being can do.