Feminism is one of those ideas which radicals have appropriated in order to garner support for ideas which otherwise would be rejected. There is a pattern to this technique.
- Find a topic that can be defined in terms of fairness and liberty, particularly for an identifiable demographic group. (The "goals.")
- Associate that topic with what you want to do. )The "specifics.") The telltale signature here is the word 'by'.
- Demagogue anyone who opposes what you want to do (the specifics) as being against fairness and liberty, and against the particular demographic group (the goals).
This is a powerful pattern that is difficult to defeat, due to the fact that if the first step (the definition phase) is done properly, an unpopular idea (that which is in step two) can co-opt the support of a very popular one.
Following the pattern, radicals created feminism.
- It is about fairness and equality, removing prejudice, and empowering women. Who could possibly oppose that?
- The radicals have worked the media and politicians to where often feminism means not just removing prejudice and empowering women, but by doing so in particular ways, such as equal pay laws, legalized abortion on demand, and destroying traditional family roles.
- The radicals, and those under their sway, demagogue anyone who opposes abortion as being against women, anyone who opposes equal pay laws as wanting to hold women down, and anyone who realizes that society benefits when children are not raised by day care centers wants to keep women barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen.
When it comes to feminism, I support nearly all of the "goals". I oppose nearly all of the "specifics".
I can't say it any better. You hit the nail on the head.