What in the world would make anyone think the term feminist couldn't be applied to Ali? Feminism isn't necessarily something you just "decide" to be but partake in through actions that seek to bring an equality between the sexes. I doubt Ali would reject the label of feminist being applied to her. Edit: In fact, "feminist" is the fifth word applied to Ali on her Wikipedia description after her name. So obviously it's an important indicator of who she is. That picture is misleading and mis-characterizing of feminism for its own benefit.