Feminism is the movement for equal rights for all genders. Equal, as in actually equal. Not "equal", well except that you can only make 79 cents to the dollar for the EXACT SAME WORK as a male counterpart. Or "Yah, sure, I believe in women's rights. Just make sure the bathroom is clean when I get home. And make sure you wash the whites separate so they are nice and bright."
Feminism acknowledges the reality that one of every three women is sexually assaulted in her life. Have a mom, a sister, and a wife? Which one has been the object of locker room talk, endured unwanted catcalls, missed a promotion because she was "too emotional", groped, harassed, or raped?
Our CURRENT reality of sexual assault, economic disparities, and restraining gender norms are all based on HISTORY of inequality and oppression. This isn't rocket science, it is simple observation skills.
Feminism is not a joke.
Feminism acknowledges the reality that one of every three women is sexually assaulted in her life. Have a mom, a sister, and a wife? Which one has been the object of locker room talk, endured unwanted catcalls, missed a promotion because she was "too emotional", groped, harassed, or raped?
Our CURRENT reality of sexual assault, economic disparities, and restraining gender norms are all based on HISTORY of inequality and oppression. This isn't rocket science, it is simple observation skills.
Feminism is not a joke.
by my pussy grabs back January 21, 2018
Get the Feminism mug.The belief that women, who are already treated almost exactly equally in society as men, should have more power, privilege, money, etc than men because fuck guys. Despite the fact that men have done almost everything in history, including protect and do almost everything for women, they are all racist bigoted oppressors.
Guy 1: This girl I went out with got angry when I paid the check without asking, but got even angrier when I asked to split it!
Guy 2: fucking feminism
Guy 2: fucking feminism
by Alpharat53 November 12, 2016
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A sadly common disease that causes the victim to lose 90 percent of their brain cells and have the other 10 percent to be converted into corrupted and unbreakable idiocy generators. If you are a feminist, then let me put it this way, you are stupid, go do something with your life, and try to get a therapist without calling him (oops so sorry I said him) sexist pig.
by Karateshadow April 14, 2017
Get the Feminism mug.1. The act of equal rights between men and women.
2. The act of saying we need equal rights, yet some people who say this believe women should have more rights.
2. The act of saying we need equal rights, yet some people who say this believe women should have more rights.
girl: *hits man* Be equal to us!
man: Fucking disrespectful. *slaps back*
girl: YOU'RE RUDE! YOU HIT A GIRL!
man: Please, if you're doing feminism, at least do it right.
*this isnt my idea*
man: Fucking disrespectful. *slaps back*
girl: YOU'RE RUDE! YOU HIT A GIRL!
man: Please, if you're doing feminism, at least do it right.
*this isnt my idea*
by PI55 September 20, 2018
Get the Feminism mug.Fighting for the equal rights of all genders. Often blown out of proportion and mistaken as misandry, (the hating of men.)
by Cheap tequila January 31, 2019
Get the Feminism mug.1. the advocation of social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
2. an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women.
A response to sexism, which is also known as an institutional barrier within a society that systematically prohibits women from gaining equal status to men.
While humanism may be the equal rights for both men and women, feminism is also significant because women have been historically and cross-culturally subject to being of lesser status than men. Because patriarchy is such a prevalent form of social organization, and because by its very definition it relegates women as less than equal when compared to men, as long as patriarchy exists, feminism exists by necessity.
COMMON MYTHS:
1. Men can't be feminists.
FALSE. Both men and women can support equal rights for women.
2. All feminists are men-haters.
FALSE. Feminists do not necessarily hate men; in fact, most don't.
2. an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women.
A response to sexism, which is also known as an institutional barrier within a society that systematically prohibits women from gaining equal status to men.
While humanism may be the equal rights for both men and women, feminism is also significant because women have been historically and cross-culturally subject to being of lesser status than men. Because patriarchy is such a prevalent form of social organization, and because by its very definition it relegates women as less than equal when compared to men, as long as patriarchy exists, feminism exists by necessity.
COMMON MYTHS:
1. Men can't be feminists.
FALSE. Both men and women can support equal rights for women.
2. All feminists are men-haters.
FALSE. Feminists do not necessarily hate men; in fact, most don't.
Feminism exists because women are systematically and institutionally prejudiced against; it is not the result of one person's or one generation's choices, but because society has set women up to equate to less from the start.
by K-la June 13, 2008
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