Title: 10 Common Misconceptions About Feminism - Toptenz.net
Headings: 10 Common Misconceptions About Feminism
10 Common Misconceptions About Feminism
10. It Means Liberalism
9. It Means Always Voting for the Woman
8. It’s Only for Women
7. It’s Against Men
6. There is Only One Kind of Feminism
5. Feminism Lives on Social Media
4. Feminists All Agree on the Same Facts
3. Bra Burning Was an Actual Thing That Happened
2. Feminism Hates Traditions and Being Girly
1. We No Longer Need Feminism
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Content: Seems a no-brainer, right? Not quite. As pumped as many feminists were that a woman got a major party nomination, that didn’t mean they had to like her. Feminists aren’t unthinking automatons programmed with ‘female good, male bad’. For many, wanting Hillary to win because she was a woman made as much sense as you wanting Jeffery Dahmer for president because he was Christian. Despite what the pundits said, this is basic common sense. Plenty of feminists were gladdened that a woman was nominated, but simply felt the GOP was better equipped to deal with more pressing issues. Equally, even some liberal feminists felt that Hillary was a bad candidate who would be a bad president, despite appreciating the milestone of her nomination. At its heart, feminism is about empowering women to make up their own minds, even if (or maybe especially if) those decisions go against perceived orthodoxy. 8.