Stop Using Feminism to Describe Anything That Makes You Uncomfortable

It’s a bit more complex than that.

Julia E Hubbel
Nov 4 · 6 min read

When I get accused of being an -ist, whatever that may be, it usually serves to look it up. In this case:

noun: feminist

  1. a person who supports feminism.

Okay, so here:

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