What's Wrong With Being A Feminist?

The term “feminism” is often surrounded by misconception in today’s society. To be asked if one is a feminist, may present to be quite offensive to many individuals within our society. For those who identify as feminist, hearing or seeing these responses to the question may be offensive also and bring about the question of: “What’s wrong with being a feminist?” In modern day, psychologists and professors have trouble communicating the relevance of feminism to young people as well as people of color. Feminism can also be perceived as an ideology, an ideology that is today fighting to be recognized properly according to those who identify with the term itself. The key and most essential part in viewing societal perceptions of feminism is to first look at the definition of the word itself. Feminism is essentially about equality, more specifically equality for women in all aspects of society. My perception of what it means to be a feminist is rooted in matters of equality in terms of the sexes, as well as it being an individual who deviates from societal traditions. A commonality amongst feminists is the idea of equality which can be agreed as being the basis of feminism. People are uncomfortable identifying with the term “feminist” because the word itself is stubbed with several radical ideas about equal opportunities for

Mainly those surrounding inequality of women politically, socially, and emotionally. Main errors in society that feminists strive to abolish are gender role expectations and stereotypes, stopping domestic violence, fairness in education and employment, and overall increased opportunities for women and girls. Often, the issue is the lack of people being properly educated about feminism or they just do not want to acknowledge the issues in society that feminism strives to bring direct attention