Saying feminism is about equality was an error...

[QuentinSummers]

Because now we get this claptrap

metro.co.uk/2017/11/12/why-i-dont-identify-as-being-a-feminist-7073111/amp/

Feminism is about the RIGHT OF WOMEN TO BE EQUAL TO MEN. It is not about identifying spurious areas where women could possiblt get the better deak and claiming that means feminists have a victim complex.

I'm really fed up of "shock jock" women pandering to the patriarchy with this kind of gubbins.

I'm assuming keeping men onside is important to her role as a sex expert, sex blogger and writer of "provocative" columns about women but really.

m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/katy-horwood/

People who complain about feminists calling some women "handmaidens", this is what we are referring to.

Idiot.

If it's not ok unbridledruth, but the people who agree with you but actually go on to say so out loud are the kind of people who "will deck a guy for accidentally spilling their pint", what does that mean?

You think something isn't ok but go on to slag off the people who say what you yourself believe out loud and accuse them of violence? WTF?. While sticking up for the people who have done what you think is not ok. You won't call yourself a feminist despite meeting the definition. Do you think that makes sense? Because I don't.

What I want to know is, what does 24% of women thinking a wink could be harassment have to do with feminists? Especially when only 10% of women call themselves feminist?

Also I would expect younger women to be less tolerant, because of the barrage of harassment they get every day.

Maybe it's 24% of the 10% of women? Maybe it's just utter bollocks that someone has magicked out of the ether in order to prove a spurious point.

Unbridleruth- I second your opinion and agree with aspects of the article. Whilst I'm on board with a lot of feminist causes, a lot of it is going too far.
Feminism used to be about asserting that women were strong and capable, that we didn't need to be mollycoddled. We were told we were the same as men and sexually liberated. (Not that I believe for one second men and women have same sex drive).
Now it's like the wheels are in reverse- were painted as victims, people who fall apart if a male so much attempts to flirt with us. Like we're desperate to claim victim status in the battle of identity politics to be the most "oppressed"
Look at the Westminster "sex scandal" - most of it was little more than flirtation. It totally undermines real victims of sexual crimes.
The hype around it suggests that male and female relationships need to be policed. It paints a picture of women being vindictive and overly delicate.

"what the fuck are you looking at mate” type of people. Just general arseholes and bullies."

Agree here too.

We're told that men "hate" women and it's utter clap trap. Most violece is men directed at other men. By that reason does that mean men hate other men.

Camille paglia sums it up nicely

Ruth turns out to be a PBP (no great surprise there) - MNHQ have zapped their threads on the other thread they were being goady on. Dunno whether they're going to zap them on this one too - might be worth reporting if anyone can be bothered.