The more I write on this blog, surf the internet, absorb media and talk to people, the more I realise that many people donāt actually know what the hell feminism even is! Or will deny being feminist because of the way they perceive it.
There are plenty of people who donāt even think itās necessary in 2015 New Zealand, or think that feminists are extremists. Some people even realise that gender equality is necessary but think that feminists are focusing on all the āwrongā issues and therefore itās not worthwhile.
To be honest, I can see why some people think that when you hear feminists described as crazy, fat, hairy-legged, ugly, lesbian bra-burners that hate men, canāt get laid, think everything is rape, and want a matriarchy instead of a patriarchy.
OR if you compare the treatment of women in Auckland to those in Saudi Arabia and decide by that comparison that weāre fine here.
And I think weāre all sick of the word āmanspreadingā, whether we think itās a thing or not.