Although my days on Twitter temporarily ceased, I still remember my anger over some controversial tweets. (I should have reported them, but oh well.) As a feminist, I followed a lot of people who agreed with my beliefs. I wanted to learn new things about feminism and gain an insight on anything new in the world. My Twitter days were flipped, however, when the “MeninistTweet” Twitter invaded my favorite pastime. The “movement,” if that is the term one would use to describe this comedic creation, centers around the idea that men and women should be equal. Only problem: are they forgetting what the term “feminism” actually denotes?

Feminism by definition is gender not being a discriminatory factor; a man and woman are created equal and deserve equal respect. Feminism began in the nineteenth century. Commonly, men often use the lines, “why is there no men’s studies?” “why can she not open the door for me?” I understand the confusion; the rules of chivalry are somewhat overrated and old-fashioned. I also understand that this Twitter began as a joke. It only became a problem once the Twitter reached over 400,000 followers, according to Martin Daubney of The Telegraph’s website. Some of the tweets show humor, but they come to a stop  when the topics poke fun at women’s issues that hold value for some people. Daubney noted examples such as the common “Want to hear a joke? Feminism.” tweet. People begin to take these “jokes” as something serious, starting hashtags like “#yesallmen” and “#itisntrapeif.” Making rape a joke on Twitter is not cool. I usually just think these people have never had a girlfriend and probably will not until they turn forty.

Aside from the jokes, the ideology seeks to tear down all that women have achieved in the last 100 years. Amy Coker suggested on the Alligator’s website that as women achieve more, men fear a changing dynamic than what they are used to seeing on a normal basis. Credited creator of the men’s rights movement Warren Farrell said in the Alligator that feminism is about “power”; however, he fails to recognize that a men’s movement would be about re-claiming this “power” he assumes women have. Yeah, maybe we hold the power to reproduce the population, but not until the 1960’s did women obtain the right to use birth control. A men’s rights movement literally does exactly what feminism desires, so I really wonder why all these men think that they are being oppressed.

While the Meninist idea is slowly gaining momentum, I feel like it could potentially pose problems. Women have a hard enough time reaching and convincing other women to believe in feminism. I am an argumentative girl, and I will fight any man who tries to convince a girl to believe nonsense.