When we first formed back in 1995, we were a group of five former college classmates who had all performed together in the theatre department. Since we did meet in college, the members of Wind-Up Dolls Theatre have a natural affinity towards education. We feel that theatre is an excellent way to broach controversial and serious topics, because we can explore them with the sense of the absurd. We call ourselves feminist because, well, we all are, but we also acknowledge that the word feminist is a negative one to some people. Whatever your perception of feminism is, here's our take.
Feminism is the idea that people are equal.
Any classification you can put people into shouldn't matter. Each individual has the same rights as anyone else. With that bit of warm fuzzy in mind, feminism also acknowledges that people, because of how they are and can be classified, are not treated equally. Society has been shaped by men, like it or not, and that affects how we interact with one another, good or bad. Women could have raised many issues like ideals of beauty and sexist attitudes toward work a long time ago.