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  A woman becomes a housewife. “It is her choice,” they said. A man becomes a house husband. “What kind of guy is he? He should earn for his family” they said.  Is this feminism?  A man wearing shorts. “It’s fine,” they said. A woman wearing shorts. “She is characterless,” they said. Is this feminism?  A woman wearing nail paint. “Nice colour,” they said. A man wearing the same shade of nail paint. “He must be gay.” “That’s not masculine,” they said. So, is this feminism?   Over a few years, the definition of feminism has changed for me. Earlier I used to think that feminism is only important for women but it's not.  Feminism is important for men as well. Why?   We live in a patriarchal society.  Patriarchy is not harmful to women alone but to men as well.  Patriarchy puts endless pressure on men to fit a narrow prescription of masculinity, to compete with one another, and to prove their manhood by rejecting their emotions.    How d...