Confused about feminism? Wondering if feminists really are bra-burning lesbians who hate men? Or perhaps you learned the truth long ago but want to learn how to gently educate your family, friends, coworkers, and the President of the United States? Or maybe you’re all fired up and ready to quash the ignorant with enlightenment: Feminism is the radical notion that women are people. People. Who. Want. Equality.
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AMY SCHUMER SAYS…”I’m always a little bit puzzled when any woman of whatever age, but particularly a young woman, says something like, ‘Well, I believe in equal rights but I’m not a feminist.’ Well, a feminist is by definition someone who believes in equal rights. I’m hoping that people will not be afraid to say, that doesn’t mean you hate men, it doesn’t mean you want to separate out the world, so you’re not a part of ordinary life – that’s not what it means at all! It just means that we believe that women have the same rights as men.” – in Lenny Letter via Politico, September 2015
“Men think it’s a women’s word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You’re a feminist. You’re a feminist. That’s it.” —in conversation with HeForShe on International Women’s Day, March 2015
“Women saying ‘I’m not a feminist’ is my greatest pet peeve. Do you believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same jobs? Do you believe that women should be allowed to leave the house? Do you think that women and men both deserve equal rights? Great, then you’re a feminist.” —in Metro UK, January 2013
“That’s such a strange thing to say, isn’t it? Like, what do you mean? Do you not believe in equality for men and women? I think it’s a response to overly aggressive types. There are a lot of women who feel persecuted and go on about it, and I sometimes am like, ‘Honestly, just relax, because now you’re going in the other direction.’ … That being said, it’s a really ridiculous thing to say you’re not a feminist.” —in The Daily Beast, October 2014 Lana Del Rey
