Meryl Streep and cast of "Sufragette" are being lambasted for their "white feminism" in promoting the movie

Sasha_ · 2015-10-06T21:05:17+00:00

What was wrong with "Have a White Feather You Cowardly Bastard"?

jb_trp · 2015-10-06T20:35:09+00:00

The T-shirt, which says, “I’d rather be a rebel than a slave,” is meant to inspire women to fight for the right to vote.

More feminist propaganda. As if women don't already make up over half of the voting population? And they were given the right to vote without having to register for the draft!

I love that the backlash against "White Feminism" is a thing. It's such an easy jump to compare the historical and current oppression of blacks to the oppression of men (Which I got from Warren Farrell's book, "The Myth of Male Power"):

Blacks were forced through slavery into dangerous jobs that at times cost them their lives. Men can be forced through the draft into dangerous military positions that at times can cost them their lives.
Black slaves had their children involuntarily taken away from them. Men still have their children involuntarily taken away from them through biased divorce courts.
Blacks were forced through slavery into the most hazardous jobs. Men are often forced through socialization into the most hazardous jobs.
When slaves would historically give up their seats for whites we called it subservience. When men give up their seats for women we call it politeness.
Apartheid forced blacks into unwanted jobs in order to mine diamonds for whites. Socialization forces men into unwanted jobs in order to buy diamonds for women... So that the women will love them more.
Blacks are more likely to be homeless than whites. Men are much more likely to be homeless than women.
A higher percentage of blacks are in prison than whites. Men are 16x more likely to be in prison than women.
Blacks often get harsher prison sentences than whites. Men get harsher prison sentences than women.
Blacks are less likely to attend and graduate from college than whites. Men are less likely to attend and graduate from college than women.
The life expectancy for blacks is lower than whites. The life expectancy for men is lower than women.

In many ways that you can discuss about the historical and current oppression of minorities when compared with whites, you can make the same argument for men when compared with women. So yes please, feminists, keep complaining about "White Feminism."

tygertiger · 2015-10-07T06:32:48+00:00

I noticed that Streep defines herself as a humanist. I may be mistaken, but that seems like backtracking from her previously identifying as a feminist. I take this as a good sign: perhaps she senses a shift in the wind?

ichors · 2015-10-06T19:48:57+00:00

Shit flinging monkeys really, init?

Title	Meryl Streep and cast of "Sufragette" are being lambasted for their "white feminism" in promoting the movie
Author	tygertiger
Upvotes	9
Comments	12
Date	October 6, 2015 7:02 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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