Alexis Isabel

Alexis Isabel is a high school senior who lives in Florida. I don't know her personally, but last summer I found her twitter. One of my friends retweeted her tweet and I thought it was funny, so I did some internet stalking, you know, the usual. What I found was really interesting.

I had never really looked at feminism or thought that my voice mattered. I didn't have a clear understanding of issues that we were dealing with as a society, I wasn't educated. Sure, I knew how to find the circumference of a circle and I had just spent 180 days talking about photosynthesis in AP Bio, but I didn't know what was going on in the world, I wasn't "in the loop".

Alexis is a strong young woman with an immensely bright future ahead of herself. She's writing bills and regularly visits her state capital to advocate for rights and causes that benefit multiple groups of people who are underrepresented. She speaks up for the poor, for transgender individuals, gays, rape victims, people effected by mental health, and most of all women.

It's so inspiring to see someone so young, only one year older than me, with such a strong platform. She's able to speak to 79.9 thousand people each and everyday with 140 characters. I think I would've realized that I'm a strong feminist, but Lexi showed me sooner which is nice.

She's so strong. Being in the public eye, even if it's just over twitter has it's downs. She faces hate every day. She's called names and is judged for her beliefs. She's outspoken and a woman, two things that some men don't think can go hand in hand. Newsflash:  they can, and they do.

Alexis is more successful than the people who feel the need to internet troll her. She's working on passing a bill, she's been featured on MTV and she's empowering young women and men around the world.

I like Alexis because we share a lot of the same opinions and viewpoints on certain issues. She's also respectful, if she doesn't agree with someone or something, she's respectful about it. I think that shows a lot about who she is as a person. It's one thing to hold your own opinion, but to respect other people even if they don't agree with you is something we all need to work on, even me.

She has her own personal twitter account which you should follow (@lexi4prez). On this account she tweets about her life, social issues spanning from the presidential race to recent world terror attacks. She also has a second twitter account (@FeministCulture). Feminist Culture is her twitter account dedicated to all things feminism, statistics and links to her blog, which she keeps regularly updated with teen writers like herself.

Check her out, even if you're skeptical. She's a bad a$$ who has a huge future ahead of her and I'm so happy she's helped me get to where I am today. Check out her blog, Feminist Culture by clicking here!

stay peaceful (and vote lexi4prez)!!!