The actual definition of a
feminist is one who believes that women should be treated as the equals of men in all (reasonable) things and
vice versa. Women who believe that women are
better than men and claim to be
feminists (the ones that give
feminism a bad name) are actually
chauvinists (see
chauvinism).
To answer a commonly asked question;
can men be feminists? The answer is
yes. I am not an
activist, but I still believe all people are the same regardless of
sex or
nationality, thus I am a feminist
by definition.