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: And women who came of age during the second-wave feminist movement of the '60s and '70s are also more likely than the average American to use the term to describe themselves. The problem, then, seems to be the word itself, and not what it stands for. When people learn what feminism actually means either through education or by simply hearing a definition of the term, they're more likely to adopt it. But who can blame folks for initially balking? Right-wing radio hosts have built entire careers on branding feminist-minded women " feminazis ," and every inch toward equality has seen a foot of backlash, often in the form of stereotyping feminists as unattractive man-haters. American women are strongly socialized to be people-pleasers, to put work into being pretty, to be nice and likable and, especially, appealing to men. The many traditionalists who oppose feminist values, including equality in the home and at work, have been particularly savvy in exploiting that desire to be attractive and agreeable by casting feminists as the opposite. [embed_gallery gid=4096 type="simple"]
There are also women who reject the term "feminist" because they feel the term rejects them. While the word "feminist" purports to represent women's interests, various factions of the feminist movement have at times marginalized or outright attacked particular groups. Some suffragists, for example, opposed racial equality laws;