Wonder Woman

In today's society and world, feminism is becoming a rising subject, first started to allow women their rights as human beings and be treated as equals among their fellow male counterparts. It has become more than that over the years, although still applying to women.

A lot of people get confused as to what feminism really is. The dictionary's definition is, "the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes." However, what it really means to a lot of feminists is that everybody is treated as equals, no matter their gender, race, color, origin, etc. Not only do feminists fight for women's rights, but men's right as well; a recent example being how we are fighting for men to have paternity leave.

With that said, a lot of feminists, like myself, look to certain figures to represent who we are and what stand for. Miss Diana Prince is the first person that comes to mind when I think of those people.

Yes, I understand that she is fictional. And yes, I understand that she is God-like with her Amazonian background. However, it comes to show that no matter where she is from, whether she is fully human or not, it doesn't mean we should treat her any different.

Wonder Woman is a true feminist icon in many ways. She was sculpted from clay by her mother, Hippolyta, and brought to life by the God, Zeus. She was raised on Themyscira, an island sealed away from man's world for the Amazon race. Depending on which plot line you follow, she still ends up in man's world, eventually finding her own destiny within it. Later, she would join the Justice League and be a part of the Trinity, leading and fighting alongside Batman and Superman.

What makes her such a feminist icon to all?

The biggest and most obvious thing is she is a woman. She actually grew up on an island of women. To her, there is no such thing as gay, bi, straight. They're all human beings who live equally among each other on the island.

The second biggest thing that makes her a true feminist icon, is why she leaves the island which leads to her fighting alongside men in a time where women didn't leave the home to fight on the battleground. Despite the island being made all of women, most of the Amazons, including Hippolyta, did not think highly of men and thought the Amazons were actually superior to mortals. In most plot lines, when Diana saw that the world of man needed help, she didn't hesitate to do so. She didn't see that Amazons were superior or that she was stronger than the men she would soon fight alongside with. And she was the first to leave the island.

This would lead to Diana fighting alongside men. In most plot lines, she firsts leaves the island with a handsome Steve Trevor to fight alongside in either WWI or WWII. In the recent media version of the fearless Amazon, there is a memorable scene where she enters "no man's land" to head over to the enemies side. She ends up clearing a path for her comrades. During this movie, or any other media or comic version of her, she never sees herself higher than them in status or stronger, but simply uses her known skills with her teammates known skills to win the upcoming battle.

She is strong. She is fearless. She never thinks any less of any man or woman in man's world. She is truly what feminism is all about. Fighting alongside anybody who stands for the same cause as her, no matter who they are.

Wonder Woman is truly a state of mind in a way and has become a noun to describe a strong woman, ever since the beautiful Lynda Carter made her media appearance memorable.

If you stand up for what you believe in, no matter who you are and where you come from, treat everyone as equals, and not only love yourself but others around you despite their origin, then you truly are a Wonder Woman.