People's understanding of feminism comes from the feminists they see, meet and interact with. If what they see enough of is thoroughly unpleasant don't be surprised when that becomes their view of feminism. Sources: http://www.attn.com/stories/3889/myths-about-feminism?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=internal Feminists are Unattractive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwYN7l--3oY http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/big-bang-theorys-kaley-cuoco-sweeting-apologises-for-saying-shes-not-a-feminist-9956393.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivndojtMRgs Stay at home mothers can be feminists: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_wA8YAdFoS0C&pg=PA508&lpg=PA508&dq=Being+a+housewife+is+an+illegitimate+profession+The+choice+to+serve+and+be+protected+and+plan+towards+being+a+family-+maker+is+a+choice+that+shouldn%E2%80%99t+be.&source=bl&ots=iVVey5ts_F&sig=eqE802U7-FU8pGgR_RjcabtguQs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjh8MP1rbjJAhVDVxQKHSptCuEQ6AEILDAC#v=onepage&q=Being%20a%20housewife%20is%20an%20illegitimate%20profession%20The%20choice%20to%20serve%20and%20be%20protected%20and%20plan%20towards%20being%20a%20family-%20maker%20is%20a%20choice%20that%20shouldn%E2%80%99t%20be.&f=false http://www.wealthysinglemommy.com/you-cannot-call-yourself-a-feminist-and-choose-to-be-financially-dependent-on-a-man/ http://jezebel.com/5991343/the-feminist-housewife-is-such-bullshit http://thoughtcatalog.com/amy-glass/2014/01/i-look-down-on-young-women-with-husbands-and-kids-and-im-not-sorry/ Name Changing is anti-feminist: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/07/women-stop-changing-your-name-when-married http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2013/03/08/dont-change-your-name-when-you-get-married/ Cooking and Cleaning and patriarchy OH MY: http://londonfeministnetwork.org.uk/home/patriarchy http://www.culturalbridgestojustice.org/programs/sexism/internalized-sexism/ EDIT (01/12/15): Amanda Marcotte wrote an article denouncing home cooked meals but only as a wider part of 'patriarchal norms', but still, here it is: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/03/home_cooked_family_dinners_a_major_burden_for_working_mothers.html /EDIT Men can be feminists: http://kareningalasmith.com/2013/12/16/thanks-and-all-but-no-thanks-i-dont-want-men-in-my-feminism/ http://veganfeministnetwork.com/resources/ten-ways-for-men-to-be-vegan-feminist-allies/ http://www.bustle.com/articles/117595-10-ways-men-can-be-feminist-allies-because-yes-feminism-is-for-everybody Donations are greatly appreciated and enable me to acquire the delicious berries I need to live: https://www.patreon.com/TealDeer Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpPebV2ZqwQ

Possibly the most important study you will ever read in regards to the position the political left, regressives, feminists and social justice warriors hold in academia and controlling the narrative of social science and research. Sources: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=341D0D7E25BFE23DA0CCB32A78296545.journals?fromPage=online&aid=9945982 http://heterodoxacademy.org/2015/09/14/bbs-paper-on-lack-of-political-diversity/ TL;DR - Progressive Academic Echo Chambers 2: The Re-echoening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgawQL-BuVc Donations are greatly appreciated and enable me to acquire the delicious berries I need to live: https://www.patreon.com/TealDeer Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaJLEUg5DrM