Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

Plum Crazy on Anti-Feminist Fallacies

Be sure to read this post on Plum Crazy, taking apart a recent editorial by anti-feminist Kay Hymowitz (Alas readers may recall that I’m not a big fan of Ms. Hymowitz). It’s exactly the sort of lovely, fact-based take-down of … Continue reading

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Five Reasons Conservatives Can't Be Feminists

I ran across this article from the Chicago Tribune, about a right-wing student group that invited anti-feminist feminist Christina Hoff Sommers to speak at the University of Chicago. The article says nothing that isn’t predictable, but I was amused by … Continue reading

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More on Prostates and Breasts, O My!

Okay, for this post to make sense, you might want to first read this post by me (rebutting something said on Donahue by men’s rights activist Marc Angelucci), and then Marc’s reply to me, which I posted yesterday. This post, … Continue reading

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A response from a men's rightist

[This is an email I received from Marc Angelucci. I’ll respond to it in my next post. – &] Dear Ampersand, Someone recently showed me your criticism of the comment I made while on the Phil Donohue Show that the … Continue reading

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More Donahue: Breast Cancer vs. Prostate Cancer

On Donahue, Mike Angelucci of the National Coalition of Free Men argued that “male judges and male politicians” discriminate against men. One of his supporting examples struck me, because I’ve heard this meme passed around anti-feminist discussions so often: “That’s … Continue reading

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Alas, I'm Thuddingly Unfunny

Diane E. isn’t amused by my anti-feminist light bulb jokes. That’s okay; conservatives who send lefties “fuck you fuck you fuck you” emails aren’t my target audience. It’s a sad fact of life: generally righties don’t find lefty political humor … Continue reading

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How many anti-feminists does it take?

I’m too late for Ted Barlow’s amazing light bulb joke theme week, but I thought I’d post some anyhow. Q: How many anti-feminists does it take to change a light bulb? A: 51. One to change the light bulb, and … Continue reading

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Feminists care more about Augusta than the Taliban?

The Kitchen Cabinet’s Lily Malcolm links approvingly to an anti-feminist screed by Kay Hymowitz, “Why Feminism Is AWOL on Islam.” The article gives a broad overview of the horrifying conditions women live under in “Islamic fundamentalist” countries, and has a … Continue reading

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Fact-Checking the Anti-Feminists; like following around an elephant with a bucket, no matter how much crap you clean up they keep producing more.

Instapundit links to this interview with professional “anti-feminist feminists” Camille Paglia and Christina Hoff Sommers. (The interview comes from “liberal media” PBS). I can’t claim to know the truth or fiction of everything the anti-fem mavens say. But, going from … Continue reading

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Boy unjustly charged, charges lifted. Story in 28 months.

For no apparent reason, this story is currently front-page news on mensactivism.org. A six-year-old boy has been suspended from an elementary school in Ohio after he rushed to the French window at his home to signal the approaching school bus … Continue reading

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