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setsunatenshi said:
Teeqoz said:

Not this. The statement is absolute bullshit. It is by definition wrong.  If you want equal rights for both men and women, you are a feminist.

your statement fails to address the fact that:

 

1- there are several types of feminism

2- feminism has several ridiculous claims, like that being such a thing as pathriarchy that actively tries to keep women down

3- egalitarianism

4- if you want a society without different classes of people, you are a communist. (does it apply as well or it's just for feminism?)

 

I could go on, but I think this should suffice 

1.  All types strive for equality; the types just just get more specific in areas to improve or methods to improve them. 
2.  Given their definition of the term it certainly exists (though it is to which extent where arguments can be made for and against) and actually, they argue that it is oppressive to both men and women. 
3.  Certainly a good thing and entirely compatible with, nay. dependent on feminism--for without, a society can never be fully egalitarian.
4.  If you want a society where one of the sexes is a lower class, you are advocating for either a patriarchal or matriarchal society.  I'm not sure what purpose your McCarthyian angle intends to serve here. 

 

Actually, considering that none of your four points have anything to do Teeqoz's statement, I'm not sure what purpose any of them were supposed to serve.  His statement is correct: if you believe the sexes should be treated equally, you are a feminist.