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by Noely Neate<\/a><\/p>\n 23 June 2013<\/p>\n My daughter Caitlin ( @LacyMartini<\/a> ) had her first foray into public activism yesterday and I have to say I was both thrilled and scared for her.\u00a0 I was thrilled that as a young person she was entering the political fray with an opinion, taking a stand against sexism and advocating for respect of office.\u00a0 On the other hand I was terrified that she would cop a lot of flak and that Twitter, being an older more politically aware audience, might prove her assertions right in a hurtful way that \u2018adults\u2019 really are not interested in the opinions of youth.<\/p>\n So far, the feedback on her \u201cCleavage 101: My natural response to #ConvoyofCleavage<\/a>\u201d video has in general been really positive.\u00a0 What has really surprised me is how many have congratulated me.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I am very proud of my daughter, I am proud she has a social conscience and proud of her jumping out of her comfort zone to do it and put herself \u2018out there\u2019. But her awesome video has nothing to do with me.\u00a0 Caitlin is her own person with her own opinions and her own thoughts, interests, worries, reasoning and concerns.\u00a0 That is probably what I am most proud of.<\/p>\n Many watched her video, though I am not sure that they read what she wrote under the video.\u00a0 Not only was Caitie offended by the disrespect the Prime Minister has received, most of it sexist, she was also cranky about the flak that people like Jennifer Wilson ( @NoPlaceforSheep<\/a> ) had received for starting the #ConvoyofCleavage from more famous feminists like Helen Razer.<\/p>\n Being younger this whole, ‘you are not a real feminist…’ academic quibbling and downright nastiness was offensive.\u00a0 Jennifer\u2019s call to arms captivated my daughter.\u00a0 It was an inclusive call. You didn\u2019t have to take a photo of your boobs. You could take a photo of your ear lobes or any other body part the Prime Minister had been pilloried over in the media, all to show how ridiculous this attention to our Prime Minister\u2019s physical form was.<\/p>\n #ConvoyofCleavage<\/p><\/div>\n Traditional feminists beware. Women like Caitlin are the feminists of the future.\u00a0They look upon feminism differently. They face different discrimination than we have, they think differently to us.\u00a0 In fact, I would go so far to say that the likes of Cait are more \u2018humanists\u2019 than feminists, not quite comprehending why they need to fight to be equal, why any group of the humans race need to fight to be equal.\u00a0 If Feminists want to truly help their fellow women they need to embrace all women, young and old, not alienate them…<\/p>\n Media also be aware.\u00a0 Media need to have good hard think about themselves too. You base of older readers will not last not forever and you will need to pick up your act if you wish to replace them with younger generations.\u00a0 If the likes of a teenager who is part of the reality TV generation can smell bias and hyperbole, and know when she is being bamboozled with bullshit, you have a very serious problem going forward.<\/p>\n I hope you take the time to watch Caitlin\u2019s video, or, at the very least, read what she had to say and consider :)<\/p>\n![\"r-JULIA-GILLARD-CLEAVAGE-large570\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/r-JULIA-GILLARD-CLEAVAGE-large570.jpg?resize=570%2C238\")