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The Difference Between Feminism And Misandry

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Statutory Warnings Before I Start Writing This Post: 
a)Remember that I am still a seventeen-year-old and I am very, very inexperienced in life. I still have to do a lot of things and get life's tragic blows. 
b)Also, keep in mind that it’s a free world and I am allowed to express my opinions. 
c)     Yes, I have done my bit of research. Correct me if I'm wrong with the facts. Do not correct me if you think that I'm a dominating militant "feminazi".
What comes to your mind when I say the word 'feminism'?
Come on now, think a bit. Use those grey cells of yours into some good use!
I'm sure the words like 'rights', 'equality' and 'females' would have come to your mind, right?
Yet, according to a lot of people, feminism is a movement which promotes hating men.
They think that feminists are bitter, grudging women who absolutely, positively loathe the fact that they are not above men and who wish to dominate the world according to their…

The Unfortunate Prevalence Of Misogyny

"A woman should not laugh loudly in front of all the world and should preserve her decency at all times."  When this statement was made by a Turkish politician, it sparked outrage everywhere, especially on the internet.

Well, who wouldn't be appalled? 
So far, we women are expected to wear clothes fully covering our body, or else we would be raped/molested by men. We're given lesser-quality education as we're considered "simple-minded". We're not allowed to lead, because we're weak and soft-spoken? 
Oh yes. we've grown up listening to highly irksome comments like, "Girls are weak. They have it easy. What are they supposed to do, anyway? Study for a few years, get married, produce kids, rear them and then die." 
And now, according to this highly intelligent politician, we're not supposed to laugh. 
Let's add that to the list of all the things we women can't do, eh? 
I cannot fathom why the hell it is us women who're …