It's not an easy task to write & talk about gender equality so that no one feels the need to go into defence mode immediately. But I do understand why some feminists might resort to a more emotional, even hateful, approach sometimes. It's not the most productive way, but I get it. A lot of these topics, like sexual assault, for instance, touch upon women's personal experiences.

But I believe that avoiding excessive hate, hyperboles, exaggerations etc., generally helps in having an open dialogue. Gender equality will be hard, if not impossible, to achieve without everyone being on the same page.

And it will help men too.

Growing up, I saw how the very same harmful stereotypes that demanded certain things from me also impacted my older brother. We were both not exactly adhering to gender roles we were expected to fulfil. And we both got affected by that, in different ways.