Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

Wendy McElroy on Koss: Seven mistakes in two sentences

Posted on April 30, 2004 by Ampersand

I don’t expect Wendy McElroy to report anything accurately (she does write for FOX, after all). Still, her discussion of Mary Koss in a recent Foxnews column included two sentences, which were a simply amazing example of McElroy’s inability to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Mary Koss controversy, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Wendy McElroy | 10 Comments

Who Wears the Pants, then and now?

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Ampersand

Check out this excellent Echidne of the Snakes post, contrasting what’s going on in Kenya today with what was happening in the West a couple of centuries ago. Here’s a bit of the news from Kenya: In recent weeks, local … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, International issues | 2 Comments

How to steal feminist ideas that you blame feminists for opposing

Posted on March 24, 2004 by Ampersand

I’ll never understand what mainstream liberals have against feminism. Which brings us to “Raising Hell,” by Philip Longman, the cover story of this week’s Washington Monthly. Here’s a sample: According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a typical middle-class … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc | 29 Comments

Fairness and "Choice for Men."

Posted on March 7, 2004 by Ampersand

[I’ve decided to start a series of “Sunday reruns,” re-posting older posts that my newer readers may not be familiar with. This post was originally published August 9, 2002.] An essential point that not everyone has yet absorbed: Sometimes there … Continue reading →

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The IWF on Rape

Posted on February 26, 2004 by Ampersand

Regular “Alas” readers have seen me criticize the IWF (the Independent Woman’s Forum, the Republican Party’s answer to feminism) before. Maybe I should quit. But whenever I think the IWF has reached rock bottom, they bring in the big Caterpillar … Continue reading →

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Wimps and Barbarians and Manhood, O My! (Part One)

Posted on January 29, 2004 by Ampersand

Ever have some task you had to do, but it’s just so huge that it’s hard to see how to begin? The very prospect of beginning seems too huge, too intimidating. Which brings me to “Wimps and Barbarians,” by Terrence … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Boy crisis, Feminism, sexism, etc | 53 Comments

Roe v Wade and Infanticide

Posted on January 14, 2004 by Ampersand

Hey, did you know that a leading cause of infanticide is the Supreme Court? According to RealClearPolitics’ Mark Reinzi: Given that these women could have legally killed and discarded their babies at any time during the preceding nine months, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals | 60 Comments

Angels in America a flop, according to IWF

Posted on January 6, 2004 by Ampersand

I’ve been reading the Inkwell, the IWF’s (Independent Women’s Forum) new weblog, faithfully. So far it seems to be a cookie-cutter Republican blog; “the party line, the whole party line, and nothing but the party line.” Despite the connection with … Continue reading →

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IWF heads down the toilet

Posted on November 28, 2003 by Ampersand

From a month-old press release from the Independent Women’s Forum website: IWF Announces Exciting New Partnership The Independent Women’s Forum today announced an Affiliation with “Americans for Prosperity,” an organization that replaces the Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation. The … Continue reading →

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The IWF's big success – 80 whole people!

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Ampersand

Speaking of Sara, I congratulate her on being quoted (and photographed!) in an IWF publicity pamphlet (.pdf link), and also for being compared to Betty Friedan and Gloria Stienem. (I know the pamphlet is from back in February, but I … Continue reading →

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