Am I a bad feminist? - The Globe and Mail

shopistol · 2018-01-14T07:53:44+00:00

On the one hand it's nice to see Margaret Atwood decrying MeToo.

On the other I get the impression that she only cares because there's finally some blowback against rich women. Where was she when all those fathers were losing access to their kids?

Nor do I believe that women are children, incapable of agency or of making moral decisions. If they were, we're back to the 19th century, and women should not own property, have credit cards, have access to higher education, control their own reproduction or vote. There are powerful groups in North America pushing this agenda, but they are not usually considered feminists.

The reason women couldn't own credit cards is because MEN HAD TO PAY FOR WOMEN'S DEBTS. And women have always been able to own property. The richest woman in Europe during the capitalist "enclosures" was a fucking woman!

Were women ever denied the right to read books? I seriously doubt that. Throughout history, women have been at least as educated as men. The average man typically had to do a fucking job, so he didn't have time to sit around reading books. Vote? Most men couldn't vote either, not even when they were dying in war, you stupid fucking hag. And finally, "reproduction"? That's called biology. Men invented safe birth control and abortion. You're welcome. Ungrateful much?

I hate to do this, but I would be really interested in /u/girlwriteswhat opinion on this atrocity of an essay, and /u/typhoneblue while I'm at it. Let's give a shout out to the REAL "strong empowered women" in Canada.

v574v · 2018-01-14T15:28:20+00:00

She disagrees over her presumption of innocence vs. their presumption of guilt.

Innocent until proven guilty vs. guilty until proven innocent.

Insufficient evidence to support an accusation protects the innocent and sometimes even the guilty.

An accusation alone protects no one.

HappySingleMan · 2018-01-14T06:13:55+00:00

Is there such a thing as a good feminist Mrs Margaret Atwood?

50PercentLies · 2018-01-14T04:55:23+00:00

Intersectional feminists deserve not even this level of recognition.

omegaphallic · 2018-01-15T02:36:59+00:00

She is a bad feminist because she thinks, and stands up to the crowd for her principles.

wetz1091 · 2018-01-15T05:20:04+00:00

“This structure – guilty because accused – has applied in many more episodes in human history than Salem. It tends to kick in during the "Terror and Virtue" phase of revolutions – something has gone wrong, and there must be a purge, as in the French Revolution, Stalin's purges in the USSR, the Red Guard period in China, the reign of the Generals in Argentina and the early days of the Iranian Revolution. The list is long and Left and Right have both indulged. Before "Terror and Virtue" is over, a great many have fallen by the wayside. Note that I am not saying that there are no traitors or whatever the target group may be; simply that in such times, the usual rules of evidence are bypassed.”

Spot on

Title	Am I a bad feminist? - The Globe and Mail
Author	omegaphallic
Upvotes	27
Comments	11
Date	January 14, 2018 3:32 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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