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The Man-Hating Feminist

by Danielle Lyons

Every time I talk about being a feminist, there is always that misandryone person that asks, “So you hate men?” A movement about fighting for equality is constantly reduced down to one stereotype: the man hating feminist. You know that stereotype. That hairy legged, man-hating feminist strutting around, wreaking havoc with her opinions. The word feminism seems to have a negative connotation. As if this movement is threatening or seeking to take away rights from men. Allow to me to do some clarification.

Man-hating is called misandry. Which is NOT feminism. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, feminism is, “The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” How downright menacing. James St. James from Everyday Feminism would like to remind us,

“Feminism is actually here to help men just as much as anyone else, even the ones who currently think they have it made with all of their privilege. Because in the end, patriarchal mindsets are a killer.”