Op I'm late to the thread but just a few things to think about.
Female genital mutilation
Rape statistics, only 5% of rape allegations end in a conviction
2 women a week killed by their partners
Girls being sexually assaulted and harassed at school
12 year old girls being wolf whistled at
These are just a few issues that affect women. If you think all of the above are wrong, then how can you say you're not a feminist?
With regards to pink and blue stereotyping. Well sexism starts very young. It starts with pink frilly banygrows, impractical shoes and dresses, dressing girls up to be pretty. Then giving girls dolls, kitchens, toy irons, princess dresses, jewellery makers, baking set, toy brooms and hoovers. Meanwhile boys get superheroes, cars, tools and science kits.
We are showing girls their place in the world from day one.
There was a programme on once and they did an experiment with toddler boys and girls and their parents. The toddlers had to do activities such as running and climbing and the parents had to say whether they thought the toddler could complete the task. The parents of all of the girls seriously underestimated their daughters physical abilities, and most actually stepped in to hinder the girls. Whereas the parent of boys let them explore.
Of course women these days are high achievers, society is more equal than it was years ago. BECAUSE of feminists, winning is the vote, campaigning about legalised rape with marriage, the right for women to own property. But we still have a long way to go.
Good for you for becoming a firefighter and breaking the mould. I suspect a large majority of women don't become firefighters because they are the main carers for young children.
Please don't laugh at feminism. Some of the things discussed may seem trivial to you but often these seemingly small issues feed into much bigger problems.
Just like how a penny coin is insignificant until you have thousands of them.