I'd like to consider myself a feminist.

I am all for equal opportunity, equal pay, and equal rights. I believe that women should be granted the equal opportunities that men do.

I've seen a big increase in trends that, just for men existing, they have an automatic perception that they are bad people.

Obviously, I can't continue on until I say this: there is, in fact, times where there are men who are bad people. There are situations where men have been found to abuse their position of power. There are men that push for reform or certain actions and laws that, as a result, target women. Just because you're a man doesn't mean I hate you, and I don't think others should.

Sure, as mentioned above, there are humans who abuse their positions of power as men for some type of motivation. THOSE are the people I dislike, not others for existing just because they are men. When in reality, there are a lot of good men who recognize their positions of power and try and make up for it by advocating for those in need of advocacy, whether they are women or even minorities. There are men who are decent human beings, whether that is being nice to others, volunteering in their community, caring for those around them, or even men who are also feminists.

I do not and will not dislike you just because you are a man. Some individuals argue that if you are man they automatically dislike you, despite the type of person you are, however that is not my case. If I want to promote equality as a feminist, why should I then believe that I am better because I am female?

Men aren't terrible just because they are men, and I ultimately wish that those promoting total equality would realize that we cannot strive towards equal treatment, opportunities, and pay if we continue clumping one group together under the impression of, "they're men, they're terrible."