In order to be revolutionary, feminist theory cannot claim to describe what exists, or, “natural facts.” Rather, feminist theories should be political tools, strategies for overcoming oppression in specific concrete situations. The goal, then, of feminist theory, should be to develop strategic theories—not true theories, not false theories, but strategic theories. These chilling words were… Continue reading Kelly Oliver
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Long Covid and Toxic Femininity
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some of the worst aspects of feminism. It quickly became apparent that men were more likely to die as a result of COVID-19 infection and that was a threat to the feminist sense of unique victimhood. The predictable response was to blame men; it was their own fault and therefore… Continue reading Long Covid and Toxic Femininity
Meghan Markle the 1/2 humanitarian
If ever you find yourself having eaten something that you need to vomit up quickly I can recommend a recent article in Time Magazine that you can find by clicking on the image below. No surprise then, that the sycophantic piece features that pair of self-absorbed mediocrities, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The cover photograph… Continue reading Meghan Markle the 1/2 humanitarian
Misleading Use of Images: The BBC Again
Pictures do a lot of the ‘heavy lifting’ when it comes to news articles. The BBC knows this and that is why it foregrounds images of women and girls when it comes to victim stories even if the story is not primarily about girls. Indeed, by using pictures carefully, it is possible to leave an… Continue reading Misleading Use of Images: The BBC Again
A Misleading BBC Headline
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has a definite feminist bias, particularly the BBC online. It is perfectly acceptable for outlets such as The Guardian to be biased because I can choose whether or not to support them. The BBC, however, is funded by a ‘poll-tax’ on television ownership and most of us have to pay… Continue reading A Misleading BBC Headline
Laura Bates: the missing chapter (2)
Laura Bates is the author of the toxic book Men Who Hate Women, a work that tells us more about the state of Laura’s mind than it does about the relations between men and women. The book is almost totally devoid of balance and nuance and lumps together all men’s activism under the heading of… Continue reading Laura Bates: the missing chapter (2)
Jess Phillips and Afghanistan
I strongly support the concept of rough parity in the number of male and female members of Parliament in the UK. The Labour Party has brought this about by means of all-women shortlists. Although the aim of this was laudable, the policy has had some unforeseen consequences. One is that some of the appointees were… Continue reading Jess Phillips and Afghanistan
William Knowland
At last, some good news to report. William Knowland was an English literature teacher at Eton College which is one of the best-known private schools in the world. His ‘crime’ that resulted in his dismissal, was to challenge orthodox feminist liturgy in a YouTube video called the Patriarchy Paradox that you can find by clicking… Continue reading William Knowland
Layla Moran and the education of girls
There are a lot of feminist MPs in Parliament who see it as their primary duty to represent women and take little if any interest in the 49% of their constituency who happen to be male. Among the more eccentric of these is Layla Moran who is MP for Oxford West. Like so many feminists… Continue reading Layla Moran and the education of girls
Toxic femininity and publishing*
If we classify the extremes of maleness as toxic masculinity it is worth asking what form the extremes of female behaviour or toxic femininity might take? This matter has been discussed in two previous blog posts. First, when Jordan Peterson waded into the subject see Jordan Peterson and Toxic Femininity. Second, following an article in… Continue reading Toxic femininity and publishing*
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