Up until about a year ago I was one of those people who rolled their eyes at the mention of feminists and offence taken by women about womens issues (not always but you know what I mean).
Now I would call myself a feminist in that I had never really considered issues like domestic violence, discrimination or inequality to be a problem that affected me so I didn't care. I never bothered to see the subtle but constant images, reports etc that continue to affect ALL women. I didn't even realise how much I had changed until the wolf whistle thread in AIBU. I respect other people's views, sure, but am shocked that both genders still find these behaviours normal and can't see any link to the bigger picture. I am not massively intelligent or well read in the subject but I am glad that I have become so much more balanced and I am sure my relationship with other women has changed as a result, especially to those who I manage at work. Thank you MN.