We are in the middle of a whole new conflict at the moment, and it’s not the War on Terror.
It’s the Feminism Wars, where week after week, women come out and denounce other women as being a Bad Feminist, or a Self-Hating Feminist or the latest incarnation, the TERF (Trans-exclusionary Radical Feminist.) For those of us with longer memories, its reminiscent of the “Mummy Wars” of the 80s, where various writers and researchers would reveal “evidence” that children of working mothers would either go on drugs or rule the world, depending on your point of view.
The problem with this latest, pointless skirmish is that there is one obvious group who benefits. While we are arguing and laying blame, men just carry on doing what they’ve always done – running the world. At the end of each day, they sit back in the executive boardroom, light up a fat cigar and high-five each other. “We don’t even have to try that hard,” they say smugly, “those bitches are too busy fighting each other.”
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I think that every time you buy into this war, most of which is fanned by a mainstream media run by men or a lazy author with a book to sell, you are taking your eye off the main game. If you are not interested in equal pay for equal work, control over your own body, and equality of opportunity, then just carry on arguing about lipstick or body image. Men will call them “cat-fights” and sell tickets.
In a country where more large companies are run by men called Peter than a woman called anything and abortion rights are constantly under challenge, it seems crazy that people are bothering to read books like Hot Feminist, by journalist Polly Vernon.
It’s a book in which Polly, 43, says she’s allowed to be a feminist and be “hot” (attractive, not menopausal). She says that she has been judged harshly for saying publicly that she likes being slim and attractive and flirting with men.
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someone assigned female at birth who identifies as/has transitioned to male may still be possessing of ovaries/a womb and capable of pregnancy.
This has remarkable similarities to the anti vaxer mentality. The 'I don't need feminism' and 'I don't need to vaccinate my child' positions both rely on others around to create a certain acceptable status quo within which people can choose to opt out of personal participation. Easy to say you don't need to act yourself when others will fight for your rights and protections regardless of your inaction.
Pretty sure I just did!