My interviewee and I discussed whether or not we believe feminism is a dirty word. We took turns discussing what we thought on the subject and in her response, she said that although she does not believe it should be a dirty word, society has put a stigma on it and transformed "feminism" into a term that has many negative connotations. It is the negative thoughts about feminism that spread and cause others to be scared of the word. Even thought there are many people who believe that men and women should have equal rights and freedom and opportunity, they do not want to identify with the word feminist because they are afraid of the way that other people will see them. So the respondent did not believe feminism was a bad thing but she did express how the word "feminism" has taken on negative connotations and to much of society it has become a dirty word. I also agreed on the way feminism has come to be seen as a dirty word and it is mostly caused by individuals' fear of the connection they would have with it if they identified as a feminist. It is because many people forget about the past and choose to not see equality as a modern issue. When people think of feminism, they do not think of the issues of gender inequality but instead imagine the extremist feminists who have taken the ideas of feminism out of context and have come to be known as man haters. Those women are the ones associated with feminism and this is part of the reason why the term has become a dirty word. The ideas and beliefs behind feminism still stand and should be fought for daily, but perhaps the word "feminist" has lost its true meaning and we should look past the word and into the content of its beliefs.
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