Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

Wendy McElroy unskeptically says our age lacks skepticism

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Ampersand

In her latest column, foxnews anti-feminist (and “ifeminist”) Wendy McElroy tells the story of Norma Khouri, a longtime con artist who wrote a fraudulent account of honor killings in Jordon. Wendy’s point is that people nowadays aren’t skeptical enough: The … Continue reading →

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Racist cartoons of Condoleezza Rice?

Posted on November 20, 2004 by Ampersand

The Rightysphere’s a-buzz with their new claim: Liberal cartoonists are making racist attacks on Condeleezza Rice! The IWF, incapable as ever of expressing an original thought, jumps on the bandwagon: WASHINGTON, DC — The Independent Women’s Forum today denounced as … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 73 Comments

I'm shocked – shocked! – to find that misogyny is going on in the father's rights movement!

Posted on October 2, 2004 by Ampersand

I attended a couple of father’s rights meetings once, just to see. The ones I attended consisted mainly of men complaining – with, I should add, amazing bitterness – that they ought to be able to, you know, get a … Continue reading →

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Why more women aren't elected

Posted on September 15, 2004 by Ampersand

“Alas” reader Steven Duncan has been bringing up the “why don’t women just vote in female candidates?” question in the comments to an earlier post. I don’t have time to write an answer today; but fortunately, I don’t have to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 6 Comments

Should antifeminists tolorate antifeminist nazis?

Posted on August 19, 2004 by Ampersand

I can’t resist linking to this thread on an “anti-feminism” livejournal community. A member of the community posted this photo with the caption “so damn hot!” This led to a debate between those anti-feminists who objected to the Nazi imagery … Continue reading →

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On "Husband-Battering"; Are Men Equal Victims?

Posted on June 26, 2004 by Ampersand

(This was originally posted in November of 2002; this week’s post concerning methodology of collecting data on intimate violence reminded me of it. It’s one of my better posts, in my opinion, but it probably hasn’t been read by many … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 92 Comments

Quote

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Ampersand

“It looks like Nancy Pelosi isn’t the only one out there who needs a muzzle.” Said by Congressman Steve King (R-IA), regarding Judge Phyllis Hamilton, who recently ruled that the Partial Birth Abortion Ban is unconstitutional..

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Just Another IWF Hypocrisy

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Ampersand

The IWF has criticized Mary Koss’ study of rape incidence over and over for being “commissioned by Ms. Magazine.” I’ve written about this before. What I didn’t realize until last week (when I was researching this post) is that the … Continue reading →

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The IWF on Koss, part two.

Posted on May 4, 2004 by Ampersand

An anonymous IWF author, criticizing Mary Koss’ famous study of rape incidence (there’s more info in this post, for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about), wrote: Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, 1997. *According to … Continue reading →

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The IWF on Mary Koss’ Rape Research

Posted on May 3, 2004 by Ampersand

A recent Wendy McElroy column cited this IWF critique of rape prevalence research by Mary Koss. (For those of you who don’t know it, the IWF – or Independent Women’s Forum – is a right-wing anti-feminist think tank.) Here’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Mary Koss controversy, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 42 Comments