Lately, I've seen a lot of threads bashing feminism and claiming that it doesn't belong in modern society and that feminists are 'stupid'. However, I feel that most people's idea of what feminism actually means is very skewed.
Firstly, feminism is NOT about hating on men. Feminism is against sexism and therefore 'man hating'' is the opposite of its focus. Women who do this are not feminists, they're extremists, even if they claim to be a feminist. Period.
Secondly, whilst feminists believe in equality of the sexes, there is also the understanding that men and women are biologically different. Yes, your average man is stronger than the average woman. This is an indisputable fact.
Feminism believes in equal opportunities, if a woman wants to go out and get a career and maybe do things that are considered 'manly', then she should be able to. Free from discrimination or gender stereotyping. The same goes for any man. Also, feminism is not exclusive to women. Sexism happens against men all the time and it's just as wrong as sexism against women.
Tbh, I thought most of these things were common sense, but clearly they aren't. I feel like this needed to be said as there are probably a lot of feminists on TSR who feel offended by current posters bashing them. Anyways, hopefully someone learns something from this post.