Women, you are by no means obligated to join the feminist movement. What feminists are doing today is nothing compared to the real triumphs of feminism in the past. Do not let feminists bully you into joining.

The feminist movement has had a recognizable three stages so far. First wave feminism was for gaining the same legal rights as men such as voting (though with some sketchy methods). Second wave feminism was known for fighting for equal pay for equal work (that’s right, it was already handled years ago), and reproductive rights. Third wave feminism is completely different. With much less to fight for in 1st world countries, modern feminists have started grabbing at straws, calling basically everything sexism.

Modern feminism is known for using outdated or poorly made studies to justify their hatred for men as well as their ignorance to what really goes on in 1st world countries such as the United States. Studies with biased data gathering such as the 1 in 4 statistic (1 in 5 and 1 in 6 since they continue to make things up). They have contributed to the false assumption that women are the majority victims (in 1st world countries) concerning violence, hardships, and social inconveniences, while at teh same time assuming that men do not have to worry about these things and are the cause. Modern feminism fights to close male abuse shelters despite men being the majority victim of violent crimes and male victims of domestic violence being arrested themselves despite being the victim, and having their attack swept under the rug and not properly documented. Modern feminism protests and prevents men from talking about their own problems, assuming that these meetings are misogynistic. But let’s get away from this for a second.

The main argument for feminism is that it’s for equality. As you can see above, that is highly questionable. But the other argument used by feminists is that you owe them and must join feminism. They make comments such as “you owe them for your fight to vote” and “you might as well be living in the 1950’s”. It is them taking credit for what feminists did in the past to justify their terrible behavior. Now, if you need some help in figuring out why you don’t owe them, consider this: In the past, the republican party actually fought to have slavery abolished, this was largely due to the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Abraham Lincoln was a republican.

Now I ask you, does this mean that black people of today owe republicans today for the actions of people in the past? Should all black people be obligated to be republican now? Many will point out how the current GOP as well as conservative republicans have been known to discriminate against people who are not Caucasian. They are known for suppressing rises in the minimum wage for the poor, refuse to fund health care for those in need, and continue to aid those of the wealthier class. Their actions clearly differ from republicans of the past who fought for equality and freedom. While many republicans today claim that their political party is about freedom and furthering the American dream, (just like feminism claims to be for equality), their actions say otherwise. A woman saying that you rejecting modern feminism means you want to go back to the 1950’s is like a republican telling a black person that if he doesn’t vote republican, he must want to go back to being a slave. No.

You may claim “not all feminists are like that” or “not all republicans are like that” and you would be correct. However, it is the many bad feminists and republicans in power who are changing laws and spreading hateful messages through false and biased studies. And you as a person have chosen to side with them. Unlike being a man, being any race, or being any sexual orientation, being a feminist and republican is a choice. A choice that (I would like to assume) came with research on your part about their recent actions. If you choose to join a group that does these things and choose not to call them out on their sexism or racism, or even worse, if you choose to join them in spreading hate, then you are just as bad as them.

You, as a woman, are no more obligated to join the modern feminist movement than black people are to voting republican. I repeat, YOU DO NOT OWE THEM. Feminism does not have ownership over the word ‘equality’. You can seek better lives for people as a whole without feminism, and with modern feminism going the way it’s going, you are honestly better off fighting for equality in a different way.

But you don’t have to take my word for it. Do your own research. If you find a statistic to be a little unbelievable, check out where it came from and how they even got their data. If it’s sketchy, if the study was biased or misinterpreted, feel free to not go with the crowd. You don’t have to agree just because others agree. After all, Feminists want you to think for yourself right?

And before I go, please take a look at what the modern feminist movement has done recently as well as what they don’t want you to know.

Please visit the sources shown here here here and here, just as a starting point.