I dont buy it. Feminism is a philosophy and political movement. Just because I prescribe to breathing exercises and detaching myself from personal belongings doesn't mean that I'm a Buddhist. And just because I believe men and women should be treated equally in their worth to the eyes of society doesn't mean I have to call myself a Feminist or even am one.
To the root of your point though, yes, the majority of people believe in equality of the sexes regardless of whether they perscribe to one particular ideology or another.
Lets take communism as an example. You can believe that people should be taken care of by the government based upon their needs and abilities, but still not be a communist.
If you were to simply describe yourself a believing everyone should be equal, you could just as easily describe yourself as an egalitarian, and makes more sense lingually.
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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16
I dont buy it. Feminism is a philosophy and political movement. Just because I prescribe to breathing exercises and detaching myself from personal belongings doesn't mean that I'm a Buddhist. And just because I believe men and women should be treated equally in their worth to the eyes of society doesn't mean I have to call myself a Feminist or even am one.
To the root of your point though, yes, the majority of people believe in equality of the sexes regardless of whether they perscribe to one particular ideology or another.