First and second wave feminism were legitimate movements....
feminism is not correlated to gender equality.
First and second wave feminism were legitimate movements. Women deserve dignity and political equality. Third wave feminists want freedom without responsibility. They want preferential treatment for women while recasting female responsibility as systemic oppression. They want women to be dependent"not on men, but on the State. Of course, this is an outrageously misogynistic worldview. Despite literally millions of examples to the contrary, feminists simply presume that women can"t fend for themselves in a free society. Their agenda looks something like this: Free birth control Free abortions Maternity leave with raises and promotions (men can"t be permitted to earn more) The right to consider men guilty until proven innocent (abolition of due process) Bans on anti-feminist speech (and jail time for offenders like Milo Yiannopoulos) Do these sound like valid rights or nanny state privileges for presumed weaklings? Feminism is a misnomer. The movement has been infected with social justice disorder. If you doubt this, skim through a few feminist blogs. You"ll notice that before making an argument, the authors apologize for being straight, white, able-bodied, etc. Feeling shame for one"s existence or biological makeup isn"t natural; it"s a symptom of mental illness.