“Yes, I’m a feminist…”

I just wanted to pose a question for you — how do you respond to someone who has a negative reaction when you mention that you’re a feminist?

Most of these people are just pretty obvious about feminism and think of it as the bra-burning, man-hating type. So whats a light-hearted way to respond when people say "Oh..so you’re one of those.."?

I know there are so many things that you can bring up…gender roles, rape culture, etc…but whats a not-so-serious, conversational, quick way to make them understand your position?

Any thoughts would be great!

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