Misconceptions About Feminism

In my opinion, one of the most interesting misconceptions of feminism is that feminists hate men and/or believe that women should be superior to men.  This logic goes against the fundamental principles of feminism, namely that men and women (and all other majority and minority groups) should have equal social, economic and political rights.  Such strong backlash is believed by many feminist scholars to be a means to avoid the problems of inequality.  Instead of working towards a solution, critics try to shoot the problem down before it can be discussed in an intellectual manner.  I also find it odd that many critics claim feminists hate children.  As a group who has a significantly less social, economic and political rights and mobility, I believe feminists would see it appropriate for this vulnerable group to be cared for by groups with greater privilege, not slighted or ignored.  In fact, many feminists have spoken out against child labor in American-owned overseas factories.  For sites with many other interesting misconceptions and biases, you can see:

http://www.thebray.com/opinion/article_0e74800c-48b9-11e3-b900-001a4bcf6878.html

www.uni.illinois.edu/og/opinions/.../our-favorite-f-word-misconception

For a look into the minds of anti-feminists:

exposingfeminism.wordpress.com/the-ten-most-common-feminist-myths/