*WARNING: Could-be-making-generalizations alert! Bsaed on general observations.*
I am a Gender Equalist.
This is a term I came up with on my own volition after a lot of Feminist and Masculinist views-both extreme- made me hit the middle. Gender Equalism is the belief that, in media and in real life, men and women can hold the same roles and carry different, yet similar views without being looked down upon or portrayed as useless or unnecessary. This stemmed from two important gender inequalities that I've noticed in media; That men are generally perceived as stupid or someone who always makes mistakes and has to apologize for them, and that women aren't capable of being kind and sweet, as well as being capable of physical strength or combative ability. It's usually one or the other. Another problem is that Men cannot get themselves in trouble, while women can so easily, and that women can are pushed to be sexual objects or-in more cases than the latter- unfeeling, "ice-queens", where they can show affection instead.
For some reason, Feminists seem to feel that strength seems to outweigh the consideration of being kind, which is what I've been used to a lot of my life. When I was young, I used to enjoy watching stronger women, like video-game characters like Chun-Li or Sammy from Street Fighter, or women in movies and media that could take care of themselves and fight, getting themselves out of situations. Eventually, I started to realize that kinder, sweeter women were around me more and have been there to support me and for me to support them. When I made that distinction, I tried combining the two ideas; a sweet, gentle female who supports and who can be supported, but who can also fight.
Just to clear that up.
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