HTOTM: FUSION
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Feminism is not inherently bad or good. It is the outrage of women who face(d) inequality.
Feminism started as a one-topic movement: Giving more rights to women. When the movements started women didn't have rights such as voting, freedom of choice regarding marriage, childbirth and other things that are pretty much granted these days, so in many aspects feminism is obsolete.

There are still issues in which women are not equal to men in today's society, no doubt.
Yet there are also issues which cause men to be at a great disadvantage as well. Examples would be the lack of rights regarding the choice of being financially responsible for a child, being forced into military service unlike women, being treated differently than women in court, etc (you may disagree that those are issues, yet many men and even women think they are).
I would argue that the problems in today's western world cannot be solved by a movement whose purpose is empowering one group of people.
A good default position is an egalitarian one. See the issues of society and discuss them. Do not see the issues of one gender and discuss them. That is one sided and will cause more problems than it'll solve.

There are still some instances where I think a one-sided movement would be beneficial for today's society.
Homosexuals could use it in many countries for sure.
I also think that feminism still is very important in countries where women are not treated with similar respect as in western countries.