Feminism used to be about principles, not looking sexy Like Khloe Kardashian, many influencers use their bodies to sell beauty products or get famous, but it’s hard to see how this is empowering 11 April 2021 • 9:00am Khloe Kardashian has attempted to remove from the internet an unwanted picture that was accidentally posted on Instagram Credit: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images For years now, I’ve felt awkward when people ask me whether I’m a feminist. I just don’t know what to say, because I don’t really understand what feminism, in its current usage, actually means. Or, rather, I think I have a sense of what it means, and it worries me. Feminism, as far as I can tell, has become a set of handy buzzwords that – among other things – enables women to live the most sexualised, appearance-focused life humanly possible and then present it as empowerment.