Are you a feminist?

Based on what is happening around in the name of feminism. I'd never want my daughter to be feminist. I'd never teach my daughter to secretly hate males while assuming gender equality. All that I see is hate from feminism especially from women who were victim of child abuse, parental abuse, marriage issues etc. Using such dark past to hate all the males and covering that up with saying it is for gender equality doesn't justify the actions. I'd rather say in life we should be fair with each other and not act like some cult member.

I believe in equal opportunities for all, so I think that feminism is a load of biased opportunities - there is no masculism movement! People are people.

This is the best reply to give to this question. I am sure that the discussion stopped there. I have never been a feminist, in the sixties they were pretty extremists.

I never liked the names for supporting gender roles. In fact, when people asked me if I was pro-masculine or pro-feminine I'd give them a neither but I'd still get seen and commented on as stupidly indecisive. Apparently, being neutral or supportive of both things on a certain topic still builds up people's ego of pride on who is right in this world and if I were to comfort myself with an I'm better in the fact that I'm wailing in my biased judgements I'd still technically be reinforcing the problem with gender pride, which is the fact that it's always about who is right and better. Today in society, apparently masculinity means saving the girl and not showing a sense of sorrow. Being pro- feminine to some apparently means living an existence without men or being more intelligent than them. Both genders will all live and die. No one is better than anyone. Why can't masculinity mean showing a sense of emotional complexity with accepting sorrow and moving forward and saving yourself instead of a woman that apparently needs to validate your existence? No gender needs someone to validate their existence. They just need to appreciate it. Validation and appreciation are two different things altogether. Why does being pro-feminine mean being more intelligent people than guys. Everyone is intelligent in their own way. Men should not underestimate women and women should not underestimate men. We should all live together peacefully without society shoving gender roles down our throats. So, you use to be shy? I don't know if you still harbor any bad feelings about that but shy people are so cool in that they have big dreams and a big heart that stretches past the comfort zone of talking about what is usually uncomfortable, like this post you did today. Thanks for the discussion! ^_^

Feminism has achieved many great things, but I'm not sure it can achieve what it should without stressing the importance of equivalence before equality. There's a tiny difference but an important one, I believe. Equivalence means being equal in value, meaning and worth. It's philosophical rather than legal. Only when the equivalence of men and women is recognised will true equality be possible.

You got that right. I was a feminist in the 60's and we were not popular because we wanted some rights that men thought we didn't need. We got them eventually and now we are watching the tea party and the far right trying to take them away.

I think the true goal must be recognition of all human beings as possessing the same rights and so, terms like "feminism" grate because it does seem like the feminist must only be interested in the rights of women, and perhaps, even the rights of women above others. I think feminism was hijacked, taken to extremes by the radical fringe and that there are real human rights violations in the world and places where women are not accorded any rights and true feminism would be working to change that. But they're not.

The problem with people is that they are ready to hate a thing before even knowing what it is! The same is the case with feminism. I have seen people shouting 'I do not support feminism, I support gender equality.' I mean what the heck! They do not even care to go for a little research before hating something, just because someone else is doing that.