The worst thing isn't even that so many women are "angry feminists" - The worst thing is the number of men that feel genuinely threatened by a movement to fight for basic human rights, as well as the number of women that think they aren't feminists

I wish I knew why so many women aren't feminists, and more specifically, why so many men are so ashamed of the women that say they are feminists. You can call me a sexist for saying this, but I genuinely believe that men are infinitely more stupid than women, and that's nothing about intelligence, it's just about emotional intelligence, you know? It's just like, think about it, man. Women are raised and socialized to take care of children and homes and families, you know, to be the caregivers. It's not hard to see how the majority of women are naturally inclined to be incredibly empathetic and compassionate, and that's a true gift, you know? It's not something you should be ashamed of or try to suppress, it's something you should nurture and grow, and I feel like so many men are just incapable of that because they are socialized to be stoic and emotionless and hard, because men aren't supposed to be "soft" or "weak" and feelings are "girly". Don't even get me started on how fucked up traditional gender roles are, but that's a whole other topic.<br><br>I just think that it's so interesting to see men call women "angry feminists" as an insult, like, what's so bad about being angry for a good reason? I'm a feminist, and yeah, I'm angry, I'm angry that my gender has been oppressed for literal millennia, I'm angry that I've been sexualized since I was 10, I'm angry that I'm not safe at night or in crowded places, I'm angry that I'm seen as over emotional, I'm angry that my reproductive rights are seen as up for debate, I'm angry that it isn't safe to walk down the street without a man whistling at me or yelling sexual shit at me, I'm angry that I'm catcalled and harassed and threatened and abused DAILY, I'm angry that I'm seen as lesser, I'm angry that women are infinitely overworked and underpaid, I'm angry about the wage gap and the glass ceiling, I'm angry about the patriarchy and how it's slowly killing us, you know? I'm angry about the fact that we had to fight for so long to get so basic things like the right to vote or own property, and I'm angry that even after we got those things, we still have to fight to be seen as equal, I'm angry that we have to fight so hard to prove that we are human, I'm angry that I've been seen as nothing more than an object since I was a kid, I'm angry that my body is policed and scrutinized and commodified, I'm angry that I'm not allowed to just exist, I'm angry, and you know what? I'm proud of being angry, and if that makes me an "angry feminist" then I'll proudly wear that badge, because I would rather be an angry feminist than a complacent "All lives matter" idiot.<br><br>I've literally been called an angry feminist for saying "Men and women are not equal, and that's a fact" and like, yeah, I'm angry, because it's true, we aren't seen as equals, and it's fucked up. Don't call me angry for recognizing and speaking about basic facts, I'm not angry because I hate men, I'm angry because I love women, and I hate seeing us abused and trodden on and exploited and manipulated, I'm angry because I think we deserve better than that, and nothing about that makes me "angry" or "radical" or "toxic". I feel like so many people think feminists are just a bunch of women that hate men and want to dominate them and castrate them and make them our sex slaves, and like, that's just not true, you know? I don't hate men, I love men, I have male friends and a male partner and a male father, but they're all fucking feminists, and if they think that being a feminist makes them less of a man, then they're just misinformed, you know? Feminism isn't about tearing men down, it's just about raising women up, and if you think that women being seen as human is "toxic" or "radical" then you need to reevaluate your priorities, you know?<br><br>It's just like, I don't get why so many women are ashamed to call themselves feminists, you know? You don't have to be a so called "angry feminist" that goes on long rants on chambers, but you should still stand up for your rights as a woman, and you should recognize that you're part of a movement to make the world more equal and more just, you know? The fight for feminism shouldn't be seen as shameful or embarrassing, it should be seen as something you should be incredibly proud of, because it's something you should be incredibly proud of, you know? It's okay to say you're a feminist, and it's more than okay to be angry about the injustices against women, because we've been oppressed for so long, it's time to raise our voices and fight, and I know that someday we'll be seen as equals, but that isn't going to happen until we make it happen, you know? So let's make some noise.