georgian-elegance-deactivated20 answered:
Firstly, I am a woman and I used to be a Feminist.
Feminism is more than just “men and women should be equal.” It is an entire movement that spans many diferent people and ideas- You have feminists that spout that all penetrative sex is rape. You have feminists that believe porn is healthy and good, and feminists who believe that slut walks with dismantle the patiarchy and others who believe that men are dogs. There are literally feminists who believe and spout, often, that women are better than men and who seriously advocate female supremacy- and some of these people have published articles and such.
So don’t even try to tell me that these women are on the fringes- these people have been around since the 1970’s, and they have been thriving.
Feminism is an incoherent, disjointed mess. It has no meaning anymore. ANYONE can call themselves a feminist and be accepted and spout whatever whackjob beliefs they may have.
There is no self-policing. There are no rules or guidelines. No ideology or leadership or manifesto. You cannot possible sit there and say to me “Feminism is about equality” when there is no coherent voice to say so.