Feminism - Quillette (Page 8)

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.

Marilyn Simon

20 Dec 2018 · 7 min read

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.

Peter Baehr

3 Dec 2018 · 10 min read

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.

Charlotte Shelton

21 Nov 2018 · 11 min read

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.

Bettina Arndt

25 Oct 2018 · 8 min read

Consent Isn’t Everything and Sex Is Not Like Tea

Some of the enjoyments of sex have to do with a reflective enjoyment of the experience.

R. P. Reed and Megan Fritts

19 Oct 2018 · 8 min read

I’m a Male Teacher Surrounded by Women. But Please Don’t Call Me a Victim of Sexism

My experience shows that sometimes gender discrepancies develop within a professional field for reasons that have little to do with discrimination, and everything to do with personal choice.

N.P. Ingram

30 Sep 2018 · 11 min read

How An Anonymous Accusation Derailed My Life

#MeToo was an expression of solidarity but there is no solidarity for the accused.

Stephen Elliott

25 Sep 2018 · 11 min read

Suffragists Fought for the Female Sex

The response to my posters shows that the phrase ‘female sex’ is on its way to being classified as ‘hate speech.’

Renee Gerlich

24 Sep 2018 · 8 min read

Believe (Some) Women

#MeToo demands that all women must be believed — except where their stories upset the prevailing narrative.

Karen Yossman

20 Sep 2018 · 6 min read

Why It's Not OK to Hate Men

Is it okay to hate men, then? Again, obviously not, for the same reasons. Except – it’s not so obvious. Because such sentiments are again entering the mainstream.

Tim Lott

15 Aug 2018 · 10 min read

The Islamic Republic Must Fall

Many Western feminists, in particular, have been shamefully reluctant to amplify the voices of those struggling for their most basic rights in places like Iran.

Mariam Memarsadeghi

14 Jul 2018 · 5 min read

Are Liberal Democracies 'Rape Cultures'?

The rape culture is much like the poor sanitation conditions which led to typhoid—it provides an environment in which acts of rape are fostered.

Antonin Foucaux

6 Jun 2018 · 10 min read

Canada’s Twitter Mobs and Left-Wing Hypocrisy

These are all cases of self-identified leftists excommunicating other leftists—silencing those who fail to heed the maximalist demands of trans activists.

Meghan Murphy

23 Apr 2018 · 10 min read

Training the Masculinity Out of Children

Research also suggests1 that ‘metrosexual’ men can be understood as those engaging in a sophisticated dynamic of traditionally masculine characteristics.

Elio Martino

12 Apr 2018 · 7 min read

The Feminist Case for Free Speech

Could it be time to reassess global standards of free speech to mute misogynist trolls and amplify the voices of women?

Jacob Mchangama

23 Mar 2018 · 8 min read