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I think feminism, like every other "ism", has changed dramatically over time as the goals and needs have changed. But it's still and always was at the heart about the same thing - being not just treated outwardly but accepted and respected as equal. Equal doesn't have to mean the same - and I think that's what a lot of the younger feminists have embraced. But the core concept is unchanged, it's the means to that end that's different. Of course, now we can afford to do it differently.
Which brings us more or less full circle.
Men and women are not 'equal' they are DIFFERENT. Equal pay for equal work is not EQUALITY it is simply being paid fairly. Somehow the whole feminist movement blossomed into 'I am woman hear me roar' instead of actually exhibiting their feminine differences. Men who act like men are considered 'jerks' by some feminists. Boys are becoming feminized and men are generally thought of as expendable by the more radical factions of feminism.
Various forms of feminism, as characterized by the Eagle Forum to NOW, as are various forms of masculinism. No real man is fearful of centrist feminism, he supports it and its goals.
Fear? Just stating fact. Your the one who brought up fear. And NO I don't support radical feminism. I see no need for it and have no use for those that do. It's really the same as men acting like jerks only the reverse. Can we call some women 'jerks?' Run along and check with your feminazi friends.