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I don’t think it’s good for feminism that ending sexism is seen as something without direct benefits for men, when…
I disagree. I do think there are ways that men are hurt by sexism that have no equivalent in your…
Speaking as a man I would never join an organisation that focuses on men's issues. To do so would be…
Why are there no dedicated left orgs like that? In the UK there's the Men and Boys Coalition. In the…
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Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals
Even the smartest anti-feminists are sometimes amazingly clueless…
Sara at Diotima comments on this Womens Enews article: Ms. Caiazza brings it back to the tired old argument that all we need is high-quality, universal child care; she “wonders if those women who are choosing between careers and children … Continue reading
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Double standard?
Kathleen Parker is complaining about double standards among both feminsits and conservative women’s groups: The important thing is that, when it comes to politics, women’s principles apparently are fungible. Either male hostility (enjoying dunking a woman’s head in the toilet, … Continue reading
Can conservatives be feminists? (redux for the 100th time)
So, anyhow – can conservatives be feminists? My answer is “yes, but.” Yes, in my opinion, conservatives can be feminists. But, in my opinion, most of the conservatives who call themselves feminists aren’t. Why? Because feminism is – and always … Continue reading
Further thought on that Wendy McElroy column
Sara at Diotima, who says I’m her favorite lefty blogger (aw, shucks!), has a good point about the Wendy McElroy FoxNews column I blogged about yesterday. The McElroy column, as you may recall, is premised on the idea that Christian … Continue reading
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Why don't anti-feminists know anything about feminism?
Wendy McElroy, in her latest FoxNews column, is worried that mainstream feminism is going to reject Christian feminism. Who is a feminist? The answer is about to expand to include Christian feminists. Zealots who patrol the ideological walls of established … Continue reading
Some stuff Ampersand is reading today
So anti-feminist and former “positive incest” advocate Warren Farrell is running for Governor of California. So if you’re convinced that the most pressing issue in this election is discrimination against men, or perhaps if you just think that incest is … Continue reading
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Anti-feminist discussion forums down
Curiously, the two big “anti-feminist feminist” discussion boards have recently been removed by their supporting sites. SheThinks, an astroturf campus organization created by the right-wing Independant Women’s Forum, removed the online discussion board as part of a site redesign – … Continue reading
Clueless anti-feminists in review
Over on Diotima, Shonda writes: Besides, haven’t the Feminist Majority and NOW lost the right to complain about how many women President Bush is nominating? After opposing so many women, it becomes clear that NOW is less interested in the … Continue reading
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National Review lies about feminists… yes, again.
NRO today features a “guest commentary” by Rochelle Tedesco (via Diotima), an attorney who (judging from her publications) specializes in arguing that asbestos isn’t so bad (or, anyhow, not as bad as strong tort laws are). But Ms. Tedesco isn’t … Continue reading
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