Recently I read a post on the F-Bomb which made me really think about what a feminist is. In this post the writer was at one point an "open feminist", but now she is a little more covered up about it. The issue was that she had been receiving nasty looks and comments about a bumper sticker which called her self a feminist.
The issue the author faces does not surprise me. people often act very hostile toward feminists. This is often due to the false picture some people pain of feminists. The stereotypical feminist is loud, obnoxious, in your face, arrogant, and impolite, however this is not the true case.
A feminist is simply someone who supports equality for women. This is nothing to be ashamed of. The fact a person supports equal rights does not mean that they are any of the above traits, but it does make the person a feminist. With that I say in complete confidence i am a feminist and i am not ashamed o the fact.
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