Ann Coulter represents everything feminists strive for and represent, but because I don't agree with her, she is "bad" and "an anti-feminist."

radministator · 2013-10-18T15:24:33+00:00

But she really doesn't represent everything feminists strive for and represent. Yes, she is powerful, but she also publicly and often advocates for stripping women of the right to vote. She is a powerful public voice speaking in direct opposition to what feminists strive for, and agree or not with feminism, this is pretty bluntly obvious.

radministator · 2013-10-18T18:35:42+00:00

The question for feminists is:

Can a woman be a Republican and vigorously campaign for Republican positions and still be a feminist?

Can any person be a Democrat and be a "good" Democrat and yet oppose feminist positions?

If the answer to these questions is both no, then how is feminism not just a wing of Democratic politics?

imbignate · 2013-10-18T17:35:49+00:00

Feminism supports women as long as women do what feminist authorities think they should do.

2013-10-18T18:32:24+00:00

"Yet instead, she exploits her talent and intellect.:

Yes, goddess forbid anyone "exploit" their talents and intellect -- that's why you write for collegecandy as opposed to seeking employment for Burger King, right? You're exploiting what...?

"Instead, she sabotages her own ability to speak on behalf of women."

So Coulter, having a vagina, is morally bound to speak on behalf of vaginas as opposed to speaking for all humanity.

And what does it mean, who is the arbiter of what it means to speak on behalf of the vulva'd? Is there a committee that decides these things?

Can we assume that Coulter, speaking on behalf of her view of politics, is not speaking for the betterment of all humankind as she sees it and therefore speaking even on behalf of the enclittered?

Your logic in this article is weak.

NiceIce · 2013-10-18T18:30:19+00:00

I like Ann. She is... interesting and amusing.

Grailums · 2013-10-18T18:14:45+00:00

I think the problem stems from the idea that Ann Coulter considers herself a feminist? I have never heard her outright say that she is a feminist but you cannot just grab someone you think should be a feminist and put them on some high chair and force them to be your "beacon of hope".

Martin Luther King Jr. didn't start out that way, I don't believe, but if people forced him into being an equal rights activist then he surely fell in line.

The issue is no one can take Ann Coulter seriously because, well, as the author identified the issue, Ann Coulter isn't about actually trying to change the world. She's just lining her pockets full of gold.

I can believe Coulter is an intelligent woman, but not in the sense the author rights. I believe that Coulter, just like Montag, exploits the base that she is with for her own personal gain.

Ironically that is feminism in a nutshell so perhaps they should force Coulter up onto that stool.

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