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To quote Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, an influential modern feminist, in her song ‘Flawless’ she defines a feminist as “a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes”

Feminists today are viewed as raging, man-hating bitches, but feminism in its true sense simply advocates women’s rights. While there are extremes on either side of the scale, most feminists fight

What does it mean to be a Feminist? Does it automatically mean you hate men or does it mean you're an activist for women's rights? Contrary to popular belief, feminism is not about establishing a superior gender. It is about fighting for equality and destroying the social, cultural and historical norms set upon women throughout the world. The Twenty-first century has brought change and growth to female empowerment. Although, in many parts of the world women are given the same rights as men, they are still treated and viewed inferior to men. G.I. Jane perfectly illustrates the struggle women have gone through, even when given “identical” opportunities as men.

Feminist, I think love to hide behind the word equality, for the purposes of hiding their true nature and/or agendas. These kinds of Women I believe hate men and would rather be the more dominant species.

Feminists are people for the equal rights and opportunities of women. Most people associate feminists with the radical feminists of the 1960’s, who were most known for burning bras. Another basic stereotype of feminists is that they want

Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings. It’s a quote that has been attributed to dozens of women throughout history, but no matter who whispered those wise words, they still hold a significant impact in the modern social body. Much like with the civil rights movement for African Americans, women have won their suffrage and have been granted equal rights; however, also much like the African American people, oppression is still very real for women in the modern social body. The growing disparity between the wages of males and females is frightening, the presence of a rape culture is devastating, and the failures to recognize the right of a woman to choose are cataclysmic. So, if the feminist

Feminism is not a new concept. It has been a steadily increasing phenomenon and will continue to grow for many more years. In the article “Introduction” by Barbra Findlen, she speaks about her experience of growing up in a “massive, growing, vibrant feminist movement” (Findlen 15). From a young age many women are able to understand that there is an unfair treatment of women within any typically male dominated environment, regardless of the so-called “equality” the situation presents itself with. Findlen (16) argues that “change is possible, although [there are] struggles and risks in making change”. But why should there be so many struggles for women to receive the equality that we deserve especially when many people today, both women and men alike, consider themselves feminists? Why then do we see so many articles from feminists talking about their “feminist” co-workers for example, treating them differently than their male counterparts? I believe that it is hard for men to fully grasp the concept of feminism because they themselves have never had to experience the injustice that most women today face. I agree with Findlen when she writes:

Feminism in the 1960’s-1980’s is a very different concept than Feminism in the 21st century. Back in the 60’s, feminism meant to fight for equal rights. Now, modern feminism means women-dominance. While the dictionary definition of feminism is “a range of political movements, ideologies and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal, and social rights for women”, many modern feminists take this to the point of fighting for the “right” for women to dominate men. Many modern feminists support female superiority, rudeness, and demonizing men.

Feminist believe that women should have equal civil rights and respect as men do and that discrimination should not be made against someone based on gender, religon, seuxality, race, or anything like that. Celebrities have spoken on the fact that they are feminist, for example Beyonće and Patrick Stewart have both talked about their beliefs

Basically, much of the problem with modern feminism is that it doesn't strive for equality - it strives for *special treatment for women.* Unfortunately, from what I've read in /r/MensRights (including the subreddit's official lengthy FAQ section), they're just as guilty of the inverse.

So if I were to tell you that I was a feminist, you may be surprised. And that’s because our idea of what a feminist is, is entirely distorted. Those responsible for this distortion however are not merely immature boys and even more immature men, but many extremist feminist groups who in an attempt to gain equality, are creating an even larger divide between the two genders.

Many times in life men do not think that women can do the same things that they can; whether it’s picking up boxes or being president. There will always be that “macho man” thought of the man being stronger than the woman. In many jobs women might do the exact same thing that men do except men are getting paid more than women even if it is an insignificant amount, it happens in many places and even though many people disapprove of it there are still jobs like that out there. And there are still employers who think that a woman should not be in the work force if so home. Many feminist have been working to solve this problem and there are still people who are working to solve and change many more of these problems, and even though in some places it doesn’t seem like it, feminism and feminists

When referring to the history of feminism in the manner of the first, second, or third wave, one is undermining the experiences that were ongoing during, in middle of, and before those waves that history defines. What ideologies of oppression were being spoken of to raise awareness and whose experience was being excluded/diminished? The articulation of feminism in using the metaphor of waves to describe how the ideologies peaked and rescinded, is incorrect because it focuses only on the voices of those who were able to bring their problems to the surface and excludes those who had a different experience or may have brought awareness in a quieter manner. There are many feminisms and each interpretation is defined by the collective oppression, rather than looking at the situation in an individual perception, which is what creates disagreements and division between feminists. Many definitions of feminism, feminisms, exist simultaneously because it is evolving as fast (or, well, as slow) as the world is changing and if one group of people are to speak of others experience of oppression (or lack of) in place of them, the result can be the glossing over of experiences and therefore, undermine experiences of others.

I consider myself a feminist because I believe in empowering all women. According to the lecture on the importance of language, a feminist is a person, regardless of gender, who believes in the equality and importance of all women in society. I am a feminist because I continue to educate myself to become more self-aware of the danger of sexism and inequality that threatens women’s rights.

A major myth portrayed in patriarchal culture about feminism is what it actually is and who can be a feminist. Feminism has many different definitions. In fact, there are a vast number of types of feminist with slightly different views some are: Liberal, Radical, Back, Marxist/Socialist, Cultural, Eco, Global, and Visionary Feminist. Although, if you were you ask a random person on the street to define what a feminist is the odds are pretty high that they would say something along the lines of an angry man hating lesbian. This is because the idea of feminism is completely misinterpreted. In fact, the Washington post ran a poll with the topic of feminist with one