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I used to think feminism was a liberating force - now I see many of those people are just censors under a different name.

— Lydia Lunch

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The fact is, feminism is not what it used to be.

— Janine di Giovanni

This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve.

— Roxane Gay

I wish feminism wasn't so scary to people. It should be an evolving concept. I think it's an umbrella term to embrace conflicting ideas.

— Merritt Wever

Feminism in some ways has become quite dormant.

— Tina Brown

Feminists are in an untenable position, defending something they no longer believe in, and which history will force them to recognize was destructive of most of the central pillars of civilization. I'm just the first one to point it out publicly.

— Dave Sim

I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that word.

— Rita Ora

Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.

— Mackenzie Davis

The idea of what a feminist is has changed so much that there needs to be a new word for it.

— Trinny Woodall

Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people.

— Rachel Cusk

✗Opposing Perspectives

There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on.

— Gloria Steinem