Whoa-----from "Seventeen" magazine "Are You A Feminist?

[GeoWilliam750]

12. So many positive concepts have been tarred by media

So many good things have come to be regarded as dirty words.

Feminism, liberal, Democrat, socialist, union, activist, organiser, national healthcare, civil rights, regulation, Planned Parenthood.

And we have let the right take control of the perception these concepts, much to the detriment of all of us. Personally, I prefer "Radical Feminist".

I have never understood how anyone argues against feminism. I have never heard anyone explain cogently or persuasively what is wrong with:

- Equal pay for equal work
- Equal opportunity for advancement
- Freedom from harassment
- Freedom from fear of sexual violence
- Complete - and highly informed - control over their own bodies
- Access to affordable reproductive healthcare (although I would argue for single payer for everyone in any case)
- An end to the objectification of women in media and advertising (playing on the fear of being undesirable, etc.) that degrades women.

Most of the arguments seem to be little more than "I want someone to be demonstrably weaker than me - preferably a woman". Bullies do not quit bullying simply because someone submits, and the strong seldom give up power without a struggle.

Thus, it is time to take back the word "feminist", and wear the term with pride.