Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Here's an interesting piece on the nature of today's "Feminism" and how truly unserious it is:

Modern feminism is defined by talking non-stop about the things that don't matter to avoid talking about the things that do. It long ago stopped being a movement and became a series of distractions. When feminists actually hit on a relevant issue they quickly scramble to avoid talking about it. That's what happened with the viral Hollaback video of a woman walking around New York City and being harassed by minority men. The video quickly went from a hit to an embarrassment as feminists realized that they had unintentionally documented something that they could not talk about. [. . .]

Professional feminists don't want to fight rape; they want to fight an intangible "rape culture". They don't want to help women. Instead they want to exploit the problems facing women to advance their own agendas and careers. They are part of a movement cut off from ordinary people and rooted in academia. Few women want to identify as feminists, because feminism doesn't identify with them.

Feminism can't talk about the problems facing women because it is a prisoner of the left. It's a fundraising gimmick, an election turnout gimmick and a way to sell pricey shirts.

The whole thing is worth a read.

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