"Because we need to reclaim the word ‘feminism’. We need the word ‘feminism’ back real bad. When statistics come in saying only 29 per cent of American women would describe themselves as feminist - and only 42 per cent of British women - I used to think, What do you think feminism IS, ladies? What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? ‘Vogue’ by Madonna? Jeans? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just DRUNK AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY?"
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Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman (via josielovesfirefly)

There are completely valid reasons for women to not want to claim the label feminist - things like racism or classism or cissexism in the ‘movement’. But I think the percentage of women who choose not to identify as ‘feminist’ for those reasons is really, really low (except on tumblr maybe).

Which is why the above really should concern us. 

You know the patriarchy is thriving when women are intimidated by the thought of other people thinking they believe they should have equal rights.Â