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"When someone hears the term "feminism," he or she tends to blindly link it to a group of people requesting the superiority of women. A lot of self-proclaimed feminists are named "men-haters" or "ugly women." The correlation of feminism to any of these insulting slurs is simply non-existent. Why is feminism tied to a negative feeling? I believe a lot of it has to do with fear. Maybe men fear they will somehow become inferior to women. The truth is, feminism doesn't want to pit one gender against the other. It simply wants equality."

"A new comic on Tumblr highlights how modern feminism benefits all types of women and helps those who might be afraid to identify as feminists."

Studio and network executives say that this year they heard more pitches than ever before for shows about the changing dynamics of men. "Manliness is under assault," says Todd Holland, executive producer of "Free Agents." "That's the premise." Some call the trend "wussification" or "feminization." Others say it's just wimpy guys who want to be macho and have no clue how to do it. But it's subtler than that.