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Clothing Vs Religion
As a Feminist, I have constantly had to fight for correct and equal representation for women. Growing up, I always favored male clothing as I would recieve my old brother’s school uniforms. Hearing adults question my mother on my choice of clothing influenced me to question the dictation of society placing individuals into categories. This methodology of categories was always present for me in religion; I believed that women were just as suppressed in the bible as in modern day. I would hear the logic behind conservative catholic individuals placing a gender stereotype while learning at a catholic school. Junior year allowed for me to perceive the bible with a Feminist approach. The poem expresses the understanding I made with how the Bible

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