For all the backlash against feminism, at the end of the day, it stands for just this one basic point.

And be afforded the same respect.

Check out this lovely character I found on "politics" last night: imgflip.com/i/3xgfil#com4446403

And of course, this flagrantly misogynistic, hateful, disgusting, and TOS-violating stream, co-signed by no less prominent ImgFlippers than SydneyB and OlympianProduct: imgflip.com/m/KylieMinogueSUCKS

Yeah. We're not even close to finished in eradicating the scourge of misogyny from ImgFlip, let alone the earth.

I will count myself a feminist until that happens.

Misogyny need not be wiped out from ImgFlip nor the populous.

Just from politics and laws. That's where it does the most harm.

I agree: but I don’t know if you can separate those two things, ultimately.

If people hate (or are even merely indifferent) to women, then it’s unlikely they’ll take the politically difficult steps necessary to wipe out misogyny from the law as well.

Side-note: In the year 2020, I actually think we’ve done a pretty good job in America of achieving formal legal equality between men and women in most respects, with the notable exception of reproductive freedom.

There are all sorts of barriers to obtaining an abortion in many states, and a significant minority of conservatives still want to drag us even further back to the stone ages, all the way to no abortion at all.

That’s why I’m not so sanguine about misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. with the disclaimer that it’s “just a personal belief.”

Change typically begins with changing attitudes.

I saw a commercial about women wanting more than men to buy fancier shoes, is there two diffrent kinds?

Who was the advertiser?