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CMV: "Feminism" shouldn't be used when talking gender rights, "Equalism" should be used.

So, hear me out on this one, I am a little biased being a guy but I think its wrong to use Feminism when talking gender rights, it feels less inclusive to men and other people who don't identify as man or woman, I don't have any problem with gender rights, in fact I love what its being done in many places and couldn't be happier, but, the word feels more like an empowerment to just women when it should represents everybody, it is suposed to promote same opportunities regardless of gender and empower equal treatment. With gender roles in current society and double standards, disavowing the word in favor of Equalism in today's society is seen as ignorant and sexsist by some people. I just feel like its a bit hipocrtical to say its everybody when the name only features part of the people. I hope I don't come across badly its just what I believe in.
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Feminism comes from the stance that women are typically the most disadvantaged gender in society, and while gender equality is the goal, the focus to reach that goal is mainly raising women up to the same level as men. It's not quite "Equalism" or Egalitarianism as it's usually referred to, as the overall fight of Feminism is against issues described to affect women- access to sexual health clinics, abortions, birth control, domestic violence, rape, hiring, wages, etc... 

The reason you get backlash to referring to egalitarianism rather than feminism, or MRA's etc... is because women are seen as the disadvantaged class of people in society, and discussions of issues which even if credibly do affect men are seen as distractions from the more pressing concerns affecting the more disadvantaged people. You can argue the merit of that, and whether arguments can go on concurrently, etc... but it does mean that distinctly Feminism and Egalitarianism approach the same issue of equality from potentially different perspectives.