#HowtoSpotaFeminist Is, Um, Exactly Why We Need Feminism

A right-wing shock jock named Doc Thompson apparently doesn't know what feminism is, sohe crowd-sourced answers on Twitter over the weekend. And there were so many responses that the hashtag #HowtoSpotaFeminist started trending. You can see some particularly *choice* examples below.

Ahem.

Let us make this easy for you, Feminism Misinterpreters: The feminist is the one laughing at all these gross, outdated, sophomoric generalizations. And in case you need to figure out how to "spot" her, she looks like your girlfriend, your mom, or your sister, or he could resemble any one of your buddies. The only requirement to join is a belief that men and women are equal, so hey, Doc and company: We're not an endangered species whose camouflage you need to peek under. We're right here, plain as day, staring you back in the face.

#HowToSpotAFeminist - Usually fat & ugly, always inherently unlikeable, supremely hypocritical, snarky, annoying, deluded, intransigent.

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 5, 2015

#HowToSpotAFeminist has a degree in women's studies and is pissed at the world because she/he can't find a job outside of fast food.

— Killer Bunny Sam J. (@PolitiBunny) May 5, 2015

#HowtoSpotAFeminist Struggling at the side of the road to change a tire, in the pouring rain, refusing all 'male' help. Oh, & her beard.

— Duncan Whitehead (@DuncanWhitehead) May 5, 2015

Want to be treated the same as men, but cry when they are treated like men. #HowToSpotAFeminist #WhatILearnedToday

— BossyLibertyMom (@sid67crowe) May 5, 2015

Oh, but then the real feminists responded in force, and it was awesome:

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