you won't make yourself a name if you follow the rules

I have no idea who thought up the "How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?" "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" joke. After DuckDuckGoing, I still have no idea, but now I have a mad. An alternate punchline is "None--feminists can't change anything." Yeah, hi, I like living in this world where my career choices are broader than a teacher, a secretary, or a housewife. Guess who made sure I get to live in this world.

(It's not that feminists are humorless. It's that disparaging jokes aren't actually funny.)

I wonder how I can phrase the above in a suitably intellectual manner for the 350-word essay encompassing definitions and misconceptions of feminism.