I am assuming direct control.
Posted by: Seggi31
Posted by: Direct Control
How could I have possibly known that this thread would be 14 pages long...
As for the OP, as everyone else has said, feminism gets a bad rap because of the vocal minority who stand out for their radical beliefs. As I recall, on a popular imageboard it is not hard to find several images of real people posting things such as refusing to breast feed baby boys because of "gender equality", being able to hit a man but not allowing a man to defend himself, and finally, taking a man's money in a divorce because of men's "disgusting nature". It wouldn't be so bad if those weren't absolutely real posts and that there are people out there like that who do in fact call themselves feminists.
A lot of those aren't actually real posts, and most of the ones that are don't involve any self-identification as feminists.
True, but I only used those as a reference for easily reproduced examples. In my history, I've met plenty of people, real individuals, out and about who believe those exact same things. They do identify themselves as feminists and their beliefs are extremely radical in nature. I can't produce evidence as they are only in my memories, but then again I am not trying to convince anyone of anything, simply providing a basis for my beliefs. Unfortunately, those encounters have happened, and plenty of times to boot, and this has given me a natural predisposition against feminists.