Feminism is defined as the support for women's rights on the basis of gender equality.

In the past, there have been feminist movements that took place for a good cause such as the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Women's Liberation Movement. The Women's Suffrage Movement fought for giving women the right to vote and the Women's Liberation Movement (or Feminist Movement) dealt with several issues such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, maternity leave, equal pay, etc. I say they fought for a good cause because now women in the US can vote and they have the right to maternity leave should they give birth.

Not only did these movements fight for a good cause, but they also were peaceful protests. Those who participated in those movements simply marched and held up signs that had what they were fighting for on them.

However, modern feminism is not like that. Now, there are many feminists who go to drastic measures to get their point across. Some even believe that if a man says hello to them, he is sexually harassing them. Let's take it one at a time.

Believe it or not, there are some feminists out there who claim that they've been sexually harassed if a man says something is simple as "hello" or "how are you" to them. Sexual harassment is defined as any unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or physical contact with sexual intentions. When someone says hello or asks how someone is doing, they are displaying a common courtesy. There are no sexual intentions whatsoever.

Recently, I came across a video. In the video, a feminist claimed that the garbage man sexually harassed her after saying hello to her. The worst part is that the poor man must have been humiliated about it because the video is now on YouTube and it's not like the woman was quiet about it. She was making a big deal out of the whole situation and recorded the whole thing. If were in the garbage man's shoes, I would have called the police on her. All he was doing was being nice by saying hello. She should be ashamed of herself. If you want to check out the video, type "feminist claims harassment after a man says hello" in the YouTube search bar. It's quite cringe-worthy.

If the sexual harassment claims aren't bad enough, there are also feminist movements that involve feminists going to drastic measures to convey their message. An example of this would be demeaning men. Unfortunately, some feminists come up to random men and call them misogynists, sexual harassers, bad people, or any other negative quality they can think of.

Some of these men look at those feminists like they are crazy because they randomly come up to them and bash them. This is an FYI for feminists who dislike men: not all men are what you are accusing them to be. In fact, there are men out there who would do anything in the world for their loved ones.

See, this is why feminism has gone bad. It went from peacefully marching to fight for women's rights to violently protesting, hating men, and making a scene in public. I am all for women's rights and gender equality, but I am against resorting to making a scene to prove that I support them. It baffles me that feminism went from peaceful protests to "saying hello is sexual harassment". Maybe, one day, feminism will go back to how it was before. All we can do is hope for the best.