In Portuguese we have the word "machismo". And yes, I know, it's a word in English as well. Hold your horses. The meaning and/or way in which it's used is greatly different.

So, in English. Machismo means "strong sense of masculine pride". First result on google, and from my experience I haven't seen it used in any other way. Correct me if I'm wrong.

But in Portuguese... Machismo (different pronunciation btw) means "a behaviour expressed by opinions or attitude from an individual who refuses to accept equality of rights and duties, favouring and praising men over women."

Now, some of you might be asking, "damn, that's bs, but what made you talk about this now?"

And I'll answer that question!! Very recently saw a post on instagram (random meme account reposting a tweet) that said "the female urge to not believe a damn thing that a man says"

I didn't think much of it at first, until I realised that the account itself had added a comment in support of it... So I looked down again. Every single goddamn comment was praising what had been said. Including men. Reading them genuinely made me feel sick. I really can't understand how this behaviour is still being romanticised by most people online. I digress.

I can no longer take anyone who calls themselves a feminist seriously. Realise that the name has been tainted if you really know what you're talking about and simply start a new movement. It's a punctured tyre that's never getting patched up.

Extra (and final, I promise) note: The definition of feminism directly contradicts itself. You can't be "for equality" and then always assume that the victim is always female and the perpetrator is always male. That's just... wow

Kudos to everyone who made it this far. And yeah, sort of just guessed with the flair.