What does feminism mean for you?

Cross-posted at Gender Across Borders

So I’ve been called a "troll" on one blog–named called "fabulous fab stuff" where the author Miska declares that feminism is only for women, not for "gay men, or black men, poor men, or disabled men."

I disagree with that statement. I made a comment stating that:

I am totally for feminism having different definitions for each person,  so I will disagree with you because our definitions are very different. I  believe that feminism is not just about women, but equal rights for  all. By excluding men and the like, you are making feminism  exclusionary. Just my two cents.

And after that comment was made, shit hit the fan. I made another comment, addressing the author’s response to my comment, but won’t comment again because in addition to a personal attack, no matter what I say it doesn’t seem to add to the conversation or change anything.

I’m only linking to the article so you can get the full gist of the conversation and comments I made . As a warning: this blog is grotesque and trans-misogynistic.

I think that feminism has different meanings for everyone. But to say that feminism is not out for men is exclusionary, but that’s what I think. What are your thoughts about this? What does feminism mean for you? Should it include men, why? If not, why?

by Emily Heroy