What do you mean?

How? If things are getting better, why to make it an issue and disturb social interactions?

People are unique and everyone has varying opinions on every topic, so how can they be simplified to a simple yes or no. There is a spectrum for everything. People who are at extremes find it easy to fit in yes or no categories but everyone else feels lost.

For example, there can be a guy in a rural area who supports his family’s women by letting them go to school/college, working, dating who they want but he is very adamant that they should not dress and wear makeup like “whores”. Would you call him a feminist? Why or why not?

it’s probably good for social shame to be introduced for sexism, fascism, racism, etc

Yikes, this is a hard no. People don’t change their views like this. Also, you are being a bully if you shame people for anything. Just because you think you have a moral high ground does not make it okay to impose it on others. You are no different than religious evangelicals if you do.

I don’t mix things. I admire Hitler for being a vegan and pursuing art. I absolutely hate what he did with concentration camps.

But certainly the most relevant quality he had was his rabid, genocidal antisemitism, right?

Relavant depends on the thing we talk about. If we are talking about history, he isn’t winning any Peace or Humanitarian awards.

What’s the point? Words don’t mean anything. Positive actions are happening, that is all that matters.

Feminism is equal rights and opportunities for everyone. My added thing is equal responsibilities. This is the dictionary type of definition.

Most people (at least the vocal ones) are either completely sexist (both sides - feminazis and sexist men) or think it is only about promoting interests of women.

I can’t give you all the possible views off the top of my head but I’ll try.

1. If you are not a feminist, you are sexist. - There is no nuance or leniency for human nature. This makes skeptics jump to opposition because they feel attacked for their behaviour. Any further push only makes them more apprehensive.
2. Men have it so good - This is kind of a mixed bag for even me because it is situation and topic specific. Men have had better opportunities for some things like education or jobs, yes. But they have fared worse in some other things like emotions, expectations, dating, etc. Now, if someone who struggles with a lot of things is told “Men have it so much better”, they will not agree because any one person can only experience their own problems. On the other hand, there are men who feel women have it too easy with how they can earn money by selling porn, they can get out of situations by crying, how easy it is for women to get laid, etc. I don’t necessarily agree with everything but this is what I have seen people say. So, this makes “Men have it better” laughable for some people.
3. Where are the equal responsibilities? - Feminism promotes equal rights but (conveniently) ignore the equal responsibilities part. A lot of women like to be damsels in distress and also want to enjoy the perks of freedom and equality. This is something I personally despise a lot.

Well, I can only comment on my social group and that is the only group i am concerned about in this context. So, it is ‘most people’ for me.

If your behavior can at all be described as sexist, then you’re not a feminist.

I hate this polar thinking so much. Everything is not all or none, yes or no, black or white. People are unique and everything is a spectrum. Even Hitler had admirable qualities and if this makes you uneasy, you need to open up your mind.

The problem is grey area in what sick means when it comes to periods. Is low mood sick? Is PMS sick? Is pain during periods sick? Is being irritable sick? This makes it seem like an excuse at time.

Men should also be then allowed to take leaves when they feel like shit or something. Point is equal pay for equal work. Women can’t expect to be CEOs and stuff when they don’t put in equal work. There are women who get to high posts inspite of all these problems and I respect that. I guess it is more of an individual to individual thing about who puts in efforts, who is truthful, etc.

Agreed. I think as a whole society has started giving more value to words than actions. It is backwards, especially when social media is prone to creating echo chambers for words, and actions go unnoticed.

I don’t understand your statement

Amber Heard. I used to find her attractive and her acting is decent. Then, the whole court case fiasco happened and I just can’t tolerate her anymore. I haven’t watched Aquaman because of her.

There are no exceptions.

How the tables have turned

Why do corporations think so much about the OS? I always pick one that works well with my applications because I spend 99% of my computer time in the apps.

Edit- by OS, I meant UI

I am a very strong believer of feminism but I will never accept that in public. It has a strong negative reaction from many people. Actions don’t evoke a negative reaction.

Where I live, there are literally people who mock people for being feminists while sending their daughters to professional colleges, allowing them to work, letting them decide if and when to have kids, etc. I don’t know, maybe this is a cultural difference.

It might not be the intention but modern day feminism has become so much about what women can and cannot do and how men are pigs.

It is. Most people associate feminism with promoting women and not equality. Most people don’t look up the definition in a dictionary

This is the kind of thinking that pushes men away from feminism. When there is a clear intention to favor one sex over the other, the other will obviously be much less inclined to help.

This is the basic problem with how feminism is promoted. If you don’t agree with our views, you are a sexist pig.

This is not a good way to make reluctant people to accept your ideas. It pushes them even further into opposition.

I kind of agree on this. Women cannot expect equal pay for less work.

100% agree with this. A lot of people associate feminism with oppression of men.