Title: Why Don't More People Call Themselves Feminists?
Headings: Why Don't More People Call Themselves Feminists?
Why Don't More People Call Themselves Feminists?
It's 2014, and lots of women (and men) are still wary of embracing the term.

Content: In a 2013 Economist/YouGov poll, 72 percent of respondents said that, no, they did not consider themselves feminists. More women than men – 38 percent versus 18 percent – identified as feminist, but in neither group did a majority use the label. Celebrities also routinely reject the term: Taylor Swift isn't a feminist because she doesn't "think about things as guys versus girls"; Lady Gaga isn't one because she "loves men"; Sarah Jessica Parker is a "humanist"; Carrie Underwood thinks the word "can come off as a negative connotation"; Shailene Woodley also "loves men" and believes in "sisterhood more than feminism." On one hand, it's unclear why we care if celebrities are feminists or not, and in a country where many people harbor negative stereotypes about feminism, it may be a smarter career move for famous women — and it's almost always women who are being asked the question — to remain palatable by embracing a "girl power" ethos while rebuffing the word for it. On the other hand, every time a celebrity denies being a feminist or issues a qualifier — like Katy Perry's "I'm not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women" — it reinforces the myth that feminism is about hating men or that it's simply unattractive or uncool.