Feminism
A collection of 228 posts
The Aziz Ansari Paradox
The Aziz Ansari paradox hurts the feminist movement, and therefore also hurts vulnerable women and girls.
Women Needed a Magazine that Doesn't Lie to Them. So I Started One
Women’s publications have tried to convince women they can be just like men, instead of celebrating femininity and what makes women wonderfully unique.
What Joan Didion Foretold About Campaign Socialism and Popularity
This is suspiciously like the argument often used by radical progressives after staking their claims in the moral high ground.
Borking Neomi Rao
The scene, in other words, was all set for Kamala Harris to underline the powerlessness of women during Rao’s confirmation hearings.
The Confessions of a Male, Feminist Sex Addict
Started as a bit of a dare. We egged each other on to visit Rosse Buurt (the red-light district) late at night, after the adults had gone to bed and we’d smoked.
Reversing the Descent of Man
It is easy to see what satisfaction the institution of the dependent family gives to all sorts and conditions of men – to the tyrannous man what opportunities to tyranny
Feminism's Dependency Trap
Unintended and painful irony of recent feminism’s preoccupation with overcoming male oppression has been to place men at the centre of female identity.
The Unsafe Feminist — Rebecca West and the Bitter Rapture of Truth
Infantilism goes along with illiberalism, because while a liberal society requires a baseline of human freedom and responsibility.
Twitter's Trans Activist Decree
“Men aren’t women,” and the other asked “How are transwomen not men? What is the difference between a man and a transwoman?”
On the Nature of Patriarchy
As Hrdy sees patriarchal social practices as being rooted in our ancient evolutionary heritage, she argues that progress towards sex equality should not be taken for granted.
Theorising Out Loud
If those who value free speech hope to convince the public of its enduring value, they would do well to more directly confront the poorly conceived theory behind progressive critiques, and the cynical abuse of public goodwill toward the vulnerable in society.
Writing for Quillette Ended My Theatre Project
Do we really think our era is so fraught and divisive that we must abandon our principles in order to achieve something that we absolutely will not achieve if we abandon our principles?
Camille Paglia — It's Time for a New Map of the Gender World
A society that respects neither religion nor art cannot be called a civilization.
Challenging the Campus Rape Narrative
The evidence is there for all to see. Our Australian universities are on a hiding to nothing by surrendering to the bullying tactics of a small group of feminist activists and agreeing to get involved in the criminal justice business.