Title: Why We Still Need Feminism | HuffPost
Headings: Why We Still Need Feminism
Why We Still Need Feminism
Why We Still Need Feminism
It is not a gender issue — it is a humanity issue.
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Content: Although more and more people are beginning to understand the true definition of feminism and openly identifying with it, there has always been a negative stigma attached to it. Part of this problem is the way our media sensationalizes things, trying to pass the most radical and extreme versions as the standard which, in this case, depicts a feminist as a man-hater who hates lipstick, crinkles her nose at stay-at-home moms, and unapologetically supports abortions on demand. It’s these false assumptions that cause anti-feminist campaigns, such as the recent “ Women Against Feminism ,” which consists of people posting photos of themselves with statements such as: “ I don’t need feminism because I don’t choose to ignore the fact that men have issues too” and “I don’t need feminism because I already have equal rights.” Reading through the majority of these posts quickly brings forth a glaringly obvious problem: how misguided too many people still are about what being a feminist actually means. As Lena Dunham pointed out, “Feminism isn’t a dirty word. It’s not like we’re a deranged group who think women should take over the planet, raise our young on our own and eliminate men from the picture.” Being a feminist has nothing to do with how you look, what you wear, who you date, or how often you have sex. Being a feminist doesn’t mean you think women deserve special rights;