@Painfulpain
I'll answer because I've a busy out of office day today so can't enter into a bunfight with frequent replies. Also, with @inkzooka posting, no one will call me a troll (or make PA (s)he comments).
Feminism has nearly achieved all of its aims. Of course there are some tiny inequalities but they take time to get rid of. You can't legislate against tiny, accidental infringements on what militant feminists see as major transgressions. The war has been won and, what's more, boys need help. As someone with a professional interest in the area, I worry about boys academic and professional achievement. Girls are flourishing - they're out-achieving boys / men).
As a movement achieves its starting aims or objectives, it focuses on the minutia and becomes more radical. Those left are more radical. Radical anything is bad.
As well as being an ardent feminist, I was a strong and vocal advocate of gay rights in the 70s and 80s (I'm straight but gay older brother). Gays became accepted for who they are. Of course there's the odd imbecile who thinks "poofters are bad, innit" but the general population has been reached. Gay pride isn't about reaching out to people. It's about taking drugs and having a party. From personal experience, most gay people agree that a large movement protecting their rights isn't needed. They have laws and, besides which, it is a tiny number of bigoted individuals who have issues, not society as a whole.
When I was a marching feminist, I wanted equality of opportunity. Nothing more, nothing less. Unlike modern feminism, things like 'male violence' wasn't used. We wanted to end violence, equal pay, equal protection under the laws. Modern feminism wants to punish men for being men and give women a boost up. It wants bursaries for women, safe spaces for women. Women only spaces. At the same time, a bursary encouraging men into nursing was shut down after massive protests by feminists.
This story illustrates why I don't want to be associated with modern feminism. It is how recruiters started using blind recruitment (no mention or hint of sex / gender when looking for employees). Feminists were sure that it would prove that they were at a disadvantage. The trial was stopped when men became more likely to be hired in blind recruitment.
interesting read
You may disagree with me but the majority of the UK doesn't. 1 in 5 think feminist is an insult. Only 7% consider themselves feminists despite believing in equality of the sexes.
Why do you think this is? BTW, blaming a 'male dominated media' or other nonsense patronises women and assumes we can't think for ourselves.
Thanks,
Sophia