Broadly defined feminism is just the belief of sexual equality, politically, socially, and economically. Even though I am a man, I would consider myself a feminist. I believe that women should have the opportunities to be successful and happy as men do. Many men today claim that feminism is now unnecessary and they create this false stereotype of "feminazis." There are women who harbor resentment against men, and in turn are sexist, and this is wrong. But people who just dismiss modern feminists as "feminazis" are really just closet sexists. They are most likely threatened of having their power taken away on a subconscious level. Women are not equal socially, politically, and economically today by any means. Only 17% of congress is female. In Sweden for example 47% of their parliament is female. This means there is an aspect of American society that is preventing women from being successful in politics. My best guess is that women who are powerful and independent are dismissed as "bitches. Women are also not equal socially. As an example if a man has many sexual partners he garners much respect, but if a woman has many sexual partners she is a considered a whore. Finally women are not equal economically. Women still only make about 77 cents for every dollar men make for the same work. A recent study found that customers prefer white-male employees over equally performing women and minority employees. http://journals.aomonline.org/inpress/main.asp?action=preview&art;_id=610&p;_id=1&p;_short=AMJ

This false stereotype that there are hordes of feminazi feminists out there who are lesbians and hate men etc. is sexist and untrue. It is hard to determine whether the media is responsible for this image or if it is just a reflection of society's opinions, but it does play a role. People need to stop trying to place people into neat black and white categories and actually analyze the world around them. Women still have much ground to make up to truly become equal members of society, so while feminism may be harmful to men in that it is balancing power, anyone with compassion and empathy should support the modern feminist movement.

I'm not even sure what "modern day" feminism constitutes.

In general demanding to many rights is demanding special treatment, But extremist have a purpose they make sure things aren't over looked. Although sometimes they go to far. I guess a good example is PETA who I just generally don't like for being zealots. PETA makes sure incidents of animal cruelty aren't over looked but, they don't want people to have pets who for the most part are domesticated animals that will die on their own. The only thing I can see extremist good for really is bringing things to the attention of the public. Not extremist in the since of suicide bombers that crap needs to stop.

I'm not even sure what "modern day" feminism constitutes.

As in any society in the entire human history (as far as we can date) has been one of greed and power. The way minorities or even women's/gay & lesbian organizations were treated prior to the Civil Rights movements, those same people who were unconstitutionally abused are now doing the same thing, hence reverse racism & favortism. The moment you look at a woman, feminists immediately think "sexual abuse"

Knowing that, who is more at guilt, a person looking or the feminists who's first idea is that someone looking at her wants to have sex with her simply because she is a woman?

Feminism is not going to take the problem away, but rather backfire in the not-so-distant future. People can only take so much.

Modern day feminism is what I call Feminazism. Basically, they attack freedom of speech and thought. you can't even eye a girl in the work place because that's sexual harassment. Excuse me for noticing a hot chick.

If a company finds it necessary to fire someone for saying "nice tits" than let them, but if the government must get involved than they are being Thought Police.

Also with all this other stupid crap like somehow because the only lead characters in video games and movies are really hot chicks with nice bodies, that's all of a sudden offensive. Or how women in magazines are holding women all over the world to a higher standard. Listen, if you think you HAVE to look like a chick in a magazine, that makes you fucking stupid. Look at men, they don't give two fucks about dudes in magazines. Men aren't holding women to a higher standard, women are.

For your information, the Feminist movement was manufactured by the Rockefellers to control American society.

modern femenism takes a decided turn for the worst and emboldens women until it becomes insufferable

The feminists today are called third wave feminists.

From wiki

Third-wave feminism is a term identified with several diverse strains of feminist activity and study from 1990 to the present. The movement arose as a response to perceived possible failures and backlash against initiatives and movements created by second-wave feminism of c. 1960s through the 1970s. It also addressed issues that were not delved deeply into in the 1960s and 1970s, such as sexual harassment, largely due to the Anita Hill hearings in the Senate and violence against women. In 1992, the "Year of the Woman" saw four women enter the United States Senate to join the two already there. The following year another woman won a special election, bringing the number to seven. The 1990s also saw the first female United States Attorney General and Secretary of State, as well as the second woman on the Supreme Court, and the first First Lady to have an independent political, legal, corporate executive, activist, and public service career.