A woman I work with just said she was a feminist until had a son, then when she started to fear how her son would treated by women in the future.

I don't fear how my son will be treated by women. I set a good example and he naturally stays away from anyone/man or woman who doesn't treat him well.

What do you think is the "current version" of feminism? There are many feminist thinkers and commentators, some of whom I broadly agree with, some of whom I am in profound disagreement. The only thing that unites feminism is a belief in the social, economic and political equality of men and women. On the question of how we achieve this there is infinite diversity, as you would expect from a liberal and progressive movement.

It's like nature out there. Plenty of birds. Of course, feminism is totally misconstrued these days. I remember the days that even men considered themselves as feminists. It's the belief and advocacy that all people, regardless of sex, should have equal rights, freedoms, and opportunities afterall. Yes, I'd use sex instead of gender because sex refers to biological differences, while gender refers to socially constructed roles, behaviors, and identities.

If she's typical, she hoped to "make things better for women", in some vague and undefined way; that's pretty much all that they've got. And I'm sorry to say that it's not about "the current version" of Feminism; there's nothing in the modern movement that wasn't there at Seneca Falls; it's just that back then, there was a LOT more by way of legitimate grievance to hide the hatred behind.

With a handful of possible exceptions in the length and breadth of human history, women (as women) have never been oppressed. What they HAVE been is protected, and to be protected is to be restricted (which is why you rarely see people breakdancing in plate armor). Many would argue (I certainly would) that some of those restrictions, and even some of those protections, have been and continue to be excessive, but that's hardly "oppression".

Overton Windows shift, however, and society went from thinking "it's better to be a victim than to be an oppressor" to "it's better to be a victim than to not be a victim", and where social status is to be found, crowds of the weak-minded will gather around to seek it. Logically, it's a hell of stretch to assume that a demographic group with more rights, longer lifespans, and legal permission to discriminate against a different group can be said to be their "victims"; anyone who falls for that isn't going to be reasoned out of a position they were never reasoned into in the first place. But seeing a loved one fall victim to it? Well, just ask Erin Pizzey.

Think that says a lot more about her than feminism.

Imagine that

It says that she never understood the basic goals of feminism. A lot of people don’t, sadly.

It was never about hating or oppressing men—it was about sharing the opportunities and rights they’ve enjoyed with the other 51% of the population.

I don't think there is one version of feminism, there are just very confused people. Feminism has nothing to do with treating men poorly.

Says that people are woefully misinformed about the definition of feminism.