This is why I refuse to take feminism seriously until they define things.Maybe I'm so opposed to it because I studied law and we define literally EVERYTHING (you could argue a law degree is largely about learning legal interpretations of words like "stole" or "pressure"), but I firmly believe you cannot be expected to be taken seriously if you cannot concisely organize your thoughts.
Feminism to me feels like a term that attracts a lot of women who think "well it's about women and I'm a woman so it must be good for me," and then what happens is you have a lot of women who one day decide they're hungry and that their husband should give them his last slice of cake, and when he doesn't it's misogyny because feminism = "whatever I want" and she happens to want that cake at the moment. It seems to be something that WAAAAAAAY too many people are applying subjective interpretations and views to, which makes it very difficult to productively discuss or take seriously because it's definition is constantly changing. I would even argue that calmer feminists such as Sommers or Emma Watson desperately need to get off their asses and work to DEFINE feminism clearly and concisely if they truly care about it.
The above is just another example of how subjective feminism can be. It turns out both the creator and lead producer of Bayonetta are both women who created what some feminists consider a misogynistic character. Meanwhile Wu creates similar characters but that's A-OK because she supports the agenda of the feminists attacking Bayonetta.
This does not have the qualities or characteristics of an ideology. This is self-interested. An ideology or philosophy should have defining rules and guidelines to explain what isn't and is ok according to it, but the lines are so blurred with feminism that you would absolutely STRUGGLE to name a single example of feminist activism where there was not internal disagreement between two or more feminists. GamerGate is just another example, with Sommers and Sarkeesian on opposing sides.
For any feminists who might happen to read this, kindly define your stances, because at this moment in time, it lacks them and thus is hard to take seriously. Urge prominent feminists to come together and sit down and write up a codex of what feminism does and doesn't mean. Until that day happens, we're bound to encounter spoiled little girls using the name selfishly as a shield and tarnishing it's name.
The phenomenon you're referring to has been identified and remarked upon before:
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/social-justice-and-words-words-words/
