Passionate not Over Exaggerated

Merriam Webster dictionary simply defines the word "feminist" as "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities." In respect to this, although I have not given the subject much thought in the past, I guess I am a feminist. It is known that feminists may have a bad reputation and single story behind them for being bossy and over dramatic. Ironically, I believe their would not be a need for this word to even exist if we didn't treat people, which hold the contrasting sex, differently from each other. My view of the subject is if one feels the need to express or represent there gender against the stereotypes already labeled on them, there must be reasoning behind it. I believe it is unfair to label the one's simply restricted by society based on gender when we are all human and contain the same ability to function socially, physically, and intellectually.