In defence of Feminism.
Over the years I've seen various opinions on what people think of Feminism. I want to share my thoughts on the feminist movement and why I believe it's absolutely required even today. Let's start with the definition. Feminism at its core is the belief that men and women should be given equal rights and opportunities. Most of the time Feminism revolves around empowering women because throughout history, it was women who didn't have the freedom to do what they wanted. Hardly controversial statements. Why is there so much hate towards it though? Why do people feel embarrassed to even associate themselves with this let alone call themselves a Feminist? I think there is a loud minority whose views on this issue are extremely radicalized and that doesn't sit right with a lot of people. Calling all men trash or pigs isn't going to help the cause. The false accusations are a problem as well. Even a single false accusation is enough for someone to lose his entire caree...