"While I am aware that men also suffer within patriarchal rule in no way do they suffer to a comparable extend. "

What a well reasoned argument...

No it's not. The important distinction being that the title equalist, etymologically, indicates a focus on equality, which by definition would oppose white male hegemonic norms. The title feminist, etymologically, indicates a focus on women's rights, which does not by definition oppose sexism. So if there's an…

I never said women don't face many (or more) unfair disadvantages in todays society (though I did say it's impossible to objectively weigh disadvantages against each other, which is true), but I vehemently disagree with your claim that it is in fact as simple as women being disadvantaged in all respects. Furthermore,…

Note how I said "the word indicates" not "the history of the movement indicates". I'm talking about the consequences of carrying out a philosophy of advocating for women's rights blindly. In a world where women are at a disadvantage, such advocacy is a move towards equality, but if women were to have the advantage, a…

Reading comprehension isn't your thing huh? The quote you made was about what the word feminism indicates about the philosophy, not what the movement is about.

I've never understood the expression "exception that proves the rule". A single exception disproves a rule and makes it merely a trend...

Butthurt is a homophobic expression, right? Or at least anti-sodomy.

But but, Amon is so cool!

First, even in 1895 a better term for what their movement was about would have been equalism, since equality was their goal; there's no need to divide the belief into all the different groups that deserve equal rights (feminism, blackism, gayism), all humans deserve equal rights. The feminist philosophy has always…

I'm saying that feminism is not the same as equalism. If your core philosophy revolves around advocating for women's rights in particular, that is distinct from one focused on pursuing equal civil rights, or preserving human rights. The civil rights movement is actually a great example of how to name a movement,…

feminism (n.)

I think that we need to strive for equality amongst all groups, not just across the gender divide. That means body types, sexual preferences, race and pretty much everything that society might unfairly be biased against or towards.

Yes, we can decide the meaning of words, but etymology still matters. If you want your movement to prioritize the pursuit of equality above all else, it makes no sense for your very title to prioritize one gender over another. Words we use to describe entire philosophies, like dualism or feminism or idealism, are…

Tend to, but I've encountered feminists who genuinely believe women are inherently better/less despicable than men (granted most of these women were in their teens so hopefully they've grown out of that extremism). Having encountered these feminists I stepped back and realized that the very title of the philosophy,…

Addressed this a few times now so I'm just gonna copy/paste:

Yes, I'm well aware this is what feminism is actually about in practice. I'm saying that the title feminism does not indicate this sort of equalist attitude, but rather implies the other "correcting for imbalence by pushing on the other side of the scale" type of approach. I'm not anti equality, and very much support…

Um, I'm well aware you can see all my posts...not sure what supposedly contradictory claim you're referring to with your liar comment. You've already shown a few times that you're capable of entirely misinterpreting me to try to reach your conclusions though, so I'm not gonna take it too much to heart.

I never said my meeting a few female supremacists was proof that all feminism is anti-equality. You keep trying to attack my arguments by attributing to me much more extreme claims than I'm actually making. All that I was saying is that there are those who use the term feminism for a non-equalist, sexist philosophy; I…

Being told that girls tend to be more sensitive, more creative, more compassionate, less cutthroat, less militant etc are all views I've faced that are clear signs of female supremacism.