Feminism – taking the word back!
Alas. As much as I’d like to do this, I’m afraid it’s too late. Or too early; maybe in another generation or two the sting will have been leached entirely from the word “feminist”. Then women can claim it once more without men protecting their privates as they run for the nearest exit. 
The other day I asked a twenty-nine year old sales woman if she considers herself a feminist. She said, “Oh, no.”
I was surprised. I said, “But you do believe women should have equal pay, education, protection and the vote, right?” She concurred, “of course.”
Pause.
I added, “But…you mean you’re not exactly going to go out and march in the streets until we get it?”
She nodded. “Exactly.”
So where did it happen along the way that only the most extreme radicals were branded “feminists”?