Ya, we are going to take the words, of
a woman who once wrote a whole book about being turned on by young boys and who once argued that Aboriginal men who commit acts of domestic and sexual violence should be excused and not prosecuted, seriously?
I mean, the gall that she was made Australian of the Year in Britain is bad enough. The fact that she is now using that media coverage to make these comments about the #MeToo movement... Which is interesting that she is, since she is also releasing a new book soon called "On Rape"..
In other words, she is making these comments to remain in the limelight to plug her upcoming book "On Rape"..
I actually can't stand a bar of her, but she was the mouth piece of the woman's movement at that time.
Let's make it clear, I'm all for women's equality: I don't agree with woman's rights, which seems to convey some sort of message of rights over and above that of men...Equality for the human race I'm speaking of too...not particularly woman's equality although, yes it is part and parcel of the movement.
It's just a shame that the Feminist movement has to some extent been hijacked by a few extremist feminazis.
Here are some more feminine opinions on what I'm about.
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/has-feminism-gone-too-far
How Feminism Has Gone Too Far
Radical feminism is NOT feminism.
Lydia Abedeen
Lydia AbedeenJul 17, 2017
Before we start, a quick DISCLAIMER: all of what I am about to say in the following paragraphs to come is purely my own OPINION. I consider myself a devout feminist and I support many feministic ideals. This article is just a reflection of my own beliefs of what I've seen when it comes to modern-day feminism. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
When you look at the history books, it's true that women across the globe have been very much unappreciated in prior years, especially when it comes to the rights they were/are allowed to have. In the US, we had to wait untill 1920 in order to vote, and according to many sources, women did not begin attending college in equal numbers to men until as recently as 1980.
Even nowadays, the genders are still not completely equal; women get paid less, aren't allowed to play certain sports, and can't even
drive in some countries. It's a sad (but true) reality.
This is why the feminist movement is such a great thing. Feminist campaigns have netted us girls the right to vote, to hold public office, to work, to own property, to receive an education, and many other rights.
In addition, the work of feminists have protected thousands of women from rape and sexual violence by promoting anatomical integrity. When you take into account its true purpose, feminism really is a great thing.
Feminism has always been a great thing--until recently. Feminism has always enabled women to get up and protest, yes, but since when did that mean that 120+ women could strip naked in front of the White House to scream about "femicide"?
Don't get me wrong, femicide is a real and true thing, but that kind of behavior is completely unnecessary. What's the point? There are hundreds of other ways of ways to get your point across!
more at link.....
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http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/has-metoo-has-gone-too-far-20180116-h0ivul.html
Has #MeToo gone too far?
On Saturday, feminist author, Margaret Atwood wrote an opinion piece for Canada's
Globe and Mail in which she defended her friend, academic Steven Galloway against what she viewed as trial by accusation.
Atwood argued that Galloway had been denied due process in a sexual assault case, and instead was dismissed from his job on the basis of suspicion and secrecy, thereby ruining his reputation.
On Saturday, feminist author, Margaret Atwood wrote an opinion piece for Canada's
Globe and Mail in which she defended her friend, academic Steven Galloway against what she viewed as trial by accusation.
Atwood argued that Galloway had been denied due process in a sexual assault case, and instead was dismissed from his job on the basis of suspicion and secrecy, thereby ruining his reputation.
more at link......
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https://www.quora.com/Has-feminism-gone-too-far-in-general
Has feminism gone too far in general?
Kate Luebke, Intersectional feminist working to make feminism better.
Updated Jul 19, 2017
Before we begin, I would like to state that I am a socialist and a feminist in that order. That said, I am very critical of the current radical feminist movement and am more in tune with the current intersectionalist movement.
I think there's been a push by radical feminists to create a “marketplace feminism (white feminism)” and I think that's backfired on them horribly, as it should. I am going to personify this cookie cutter feminism that I speak of in the form on one particular celebrity: Lena Dunham. Now in full disclosure, I will admit that I do not like Lena Dunham or a lot of what she says about feminism. I find it embarassing that many consider her the face of feminism. I also get really creepy vibes from her but that's neither here nor there. Still, biased or not, I think Lena Dunham is the case personified of why marketplace feminism has gone too far.
The good news is, Peter Coffin, a writer over at
Medium.com (and a man! *Gasp*) created an article for me so I don't have to spend a ton of time going through a lot of the cringe worthy quotes and events:
Enough of Lena Dunham’s “Marketplace Feminism” – Peter Coffin – Medium (note this article was written shortly after her and Amy Schumer’s racist flap with Odell Beckham, Jr in September of 2016, so mildly dated).
So the branded feminism we've been seeing for the past few years seems to only be inclusive of white upper class women. Why do you think Hillary Clinton was so quick to let Lena Dunham interview her (and in my opinion, this is one of the many reasons the election backfired on her horribly)? Most radical feminists are close to Hillary Clinton's age and seemed to arrogantly think that their version of feminism was good for everyone.
The good news is the rise in marketplace feminism seems to be bringing about a newer form of feminism - intersectional feminism. While I will say that this form of feminism is not perfect (as Coffin points out), it is far more inclusive than the current form of feminism. Intersectional feminism will require a lot of tweaks in the coming years but it seems easier to tweak this than continue with the tiresome exclusive narrative that is radical (marketplace) feminism.
So do I feel feminism has gone too far? Yes. But I do feel it is because the wrong people were allowed to hijack the feminist movement. So the goal now is to co-op feminism and show everyone that, yes, there is a way for feminism to be inclusive of everyone instead of only to rich Caucasian women. As hard as it is, to repair the feminist movement it will mean taking less time to preach and more time to listen to those current feminism has marginalized (yes that includes men too). Right now, that's something a lot of feminists who fit in closer to the marketplace feminism don't really want to do so. My hope is the next generation of feminist leaders will see the need to do so. We'll see how deep the influence of the current feminist leaders has gone. If it ends up being more of the same, then it'll be a huge problem.
