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If I ever put out a successful piece of fiction that includes a strong female character or highlights the oppression of women, I sure hope that the world doesn’t place me on a pedestal and then tear me down when they discover I haven’t lived a perfect life.
I have finally made sense of this contradiction — and it’s all thanks to the Taliban. I was at a burlesque show, one of many shows I have attended. Also attending were a couple, mutual friends of mine and a few of the performers. It came up that this was the first burlesque show they […]
Ever since the Toronto van attack brought the Incel movement into public awareness, people around me have periodically made statements expressing bafflement at their violence, rationale, and rhetoric. Indeed, their violence, rationale, and rhetoric — or at least the sensational bits pounced upon by the media — are illogical. However, it has occurred to me that […]
The last few days have been uncomfortable for me after social media has reacted to the motivation of the perpetrator of the Toronto van attack, who is an incel. The topic is uncomfortable for me because, though I hadn’t previously heard of the incel subculture, I see right away that I identify with some of […]
If you stand for equality for women, then you are a feminist. If you just want revenge, then you’re not. This simple phrase fell out of my mouth when explaining to someone my views on feminism and what’s giving them a bad name. “To hear her talk, she doesn’t really want equality for women, she […]
I hesitate to talk about feminism today, so soon after the the highly successful and affirming Women’s March that took place yesterday. However, I just stumbled across this quote from Louise Brealey (who I admire greatly as an actor and am beginning to respect as a person), and I realized that I have an answer […]
There are various counter movements to feminism. One of them even has the ridiculous name of “Meninism”. They aren’t very large, or organized, and there’s not a section of the book store devoted to them. Their aims are all over the map, some more noble than others, and this is obviously a reflection of the […]
The more I reflect on the apparently duality of feminism, I am beginning to realize my comparison a week ago of feminism and Christianity is quite apt. It’s not that there are two different kinds of feminism. It’s simply that that feminism has earned, through the words and actions of feminists, a reputation for being […]
If you stand for equality, you’re a feminist. I’m sorry to tell you. —Emma Watson I guess this means I’m a feminist. Which is weird, because I’ve been having a lot of trouble swallowing the notion of feminism. And perhaps more importantly the behavior of feminists. There was a big dramatic blow-out recently within my […]
Feminism is much like Christianity. If you are one, I’m sure it offers a lot to help you feel better about the awful things that happen in the world. And many nice people are undoubtedly feminists and Christians. However, if you’re not one, and you’re just on the outside looking in, it’s difficult to see […]