Reply #16: My take FWIW

[Orrex]

You're 100% right that feminism is very seldom represented by its actual representatives, but I see a fair amount of "feminism" as represented by its detractors. That is, a caricature is put forth and no real feminist advocate is presented to refute the caricature.

I guess it's sort of analogous to the way that broader Liberal issues are presented; a carefully chosen Centrist or a weak representative of the Left is offered up as a spokesperson for the particular issue and is roundly dismantled by the Conservative spokesperson (who is equally carefully chosen, I suspect). Feminism, having for decades been painted as more of a "radical" issue even than Liberalism in general, suffers a greater proportion of the attack and misrepresentation.