Nothing fascist here: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting forced to apologize for saying she's not a feminist

McFeely_Smackup · 2015-01-03T20:44:23+00:00

Love the comments "Feminism is not a dirty word" ... as a woman is being bullied into apologizing for saying she's not a feminist.

johnny_gunn · 2015-01-03T19:54:47+00:00

Notice how the media uses terms like "bullying" and "harassment" and "twitter trolls"? Neither did I.

xPURE_AcIDx · 2015-01-04T01:39:19+00:00

"to find who rules over you, simply find who you are not allowed to criticize"

-Variant.

(misattributed to voltaire)

MonkeyCB · 2015-01-03T19:39:02+00:00

If feminism is about equality, why are they harassing someone who doesn't consider themselves a feminist? It's not like she's gone out and done anything to even suggest she wants one gender or another to be oppressed.

Grailums · 2015-01-03T21:19:38+00:00

So does this mean a black person can be a racist if they state that they don't believe in "affirmative action" was the key to their success?

I mean it's the same ridiculous logic. Yes, women decades ago fought for the "right" to vote and everything. Centuries ago a lot of white men fought and died for ANY rights to happen here in America yet we, as a whole, have no issues shaming white men into submission.

The logic just baffles me.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2015-01-03T23:26:20+00:00

Feminists sure put that uppity broad in her place. She'll think twice before speaking out of place.

iMADEthis2post · 2015-01-03T20:52:21+00:00

If she can handle being on a show that frequents Wesley Crusher I'm sure she can handle a few internet feminists.

Cassius666 · 2015-01-03T19:25:52+00:00

Incidently cuoco means cook. Guess the love for cooking runs in the family. It is not uncommon for European last name to come from a profession. In Germany the most common last names describe a profession, such as Eisenhauer (ironbeater for horsies maybe?) Schmied (Smith) Bäcker (Baker) etc. .

Somebody in her line was a cook and that last name stuck.

And yes, feminists cant deal with the fact that not everyone subscribes to feminism.

paulkersey1999 · 2015-01-03T23:13:43+00:00

maybe the feminists would like to FORCE miss cuoco to be an engineer or mathematician because there is "not enough" women it those fields.

pdg45acp · 2015-01-04T00:38:50+00:00

Feminist hate groups. Why is the left wing media so fascinated with them?

Sasha_ · 2015-01-03T21:59:47+00:00

Why doesn't on of these targets just tell feminists to fuck off?

TheTokenDarkness · 2015-01-04T02:25:31+00:00

This is rediculous! So now if you say that you aren't one, it is an issue worthy of a public apology?

I am dumbfounded by this story but could never really be surprised by This group of people.

pretzelzetzel · 2015-01-04T07:40:46+00:00

... I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality.

That's the thing.

khal534 · 2015-01-04T08:01:17+00:00

"...I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality." i think people miss the most obvious points, from both sides.

InLoveWithKueppers · 2015-01-03T23:02:19+00:00

Way to put feminism in a positive light. What a bunch of retards.

BeeeeboBrinker · 2015-01-03T20:07:35+00:00

She wasn't "forced" to apologize. A gun wasn't held to her head. She wasn't threatened with jail time. She's an adult. She decided to apologize.

She should not have. She had nothing to apologize for. She's feeding stupidity.

hotsizzlepancakes · 2015-01-04T04:19:02+00:00

i really like her

Genghis_Frog · 2015-01-04T11:08:00+00:00

Does anyone who has more knowledge on this particular issue know whether any "real feminists" came to her defense?

I saw some tweets in the article which were in her defense, but I don't know if any of those people call themselves feminists.

alkyjason · 2015-01-04T13:52:24+00:00

A few months ago, feminists forced a history making scientist to apologize for wearing a certain shirt that they deemed "offensive". Now they forced Kaley Cuoco to apologize for her words. I'm sick of feminists forcing everyone to apologize for every little thing.

ThePigmanAgain · 2015-01-03T23:29:07+00:00

So she pussied out instead of standing her ground. Still, could be worse -- she could have burst into tears after having her shirt criticized! It also amazes me to see her being stupid enough to give the "strong women" who came before her credit for her success. Isn't she a comic actress? Since when is that the doing of feminism? Fanny Bryce, Paulette Goddard, Lucille Ball, all these women came along before the second wave, hence feminism has nothing to do with women being comedians.

mean0dean0 · 2015-01-04T00:58:14+00:00

This episode (one of a long line in recent years, by the way) suggests that feminism is no more a settled issue in America than is racism.

WOW--that's a bold statement, especially considering the police shootings and subsequent riots in Ferguson and elsewhere highlighting the continuing oppression of blacks by an unfair criminal justice system. Apparently having people question the need for your movement is equivalent to violence and bigotry? Since when have feminists had to huddle in fear while protesters outside scream insults at women who attempt to go to their meetings, calling them "fucking scum"? Except Toronto, of course:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iARHCxAMAO0

Yes--look at how horribly feminists are treated in society today. Exactly the same treatment as blacks received in Ferguson. /s

JayBopara · 2015-01-04T03:24:36+00:00

Feminism showing itself to be the bullying ideology it is. Poor Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, having to apologize for not agreeing with their misandric ideology.

Elvick · 2015-01-04T13:26:17+00:00

Said it before and I'll say it again, feminists seem to care more about the power of the "feminism/feminist" label than any actual rights of any given person.

They even trample over other women if they don't use the label. Even if they believe the "same things feminism represents", things that they claim it represents anyway.

"I'm not a feminist, but I'm for equality of the sexes" "OMG YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FEMINISM IS, PATRIARCHY!111!!!!!! YOU ARE A FEMINIST EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE; ONE OF US ONE OF US"

I think this type of thing is why public perception of feminism is so low. So I welcome feminists doing this. Please do attack people for no reason. Showcase how petty you are and turn more people against the movement. People don't need you to be for equality. Most people are for equality, but not feminism.

Mashmh · 2015-01-04T01:31:38+00:00

The replies are just wow... She doesn't call herself a feminist so that must mean she doesn't understand it and she is disappointing in that respect. They are Pretty much saying all women must be feminists or they don't know what they are talking about.

namae_nanka · 2015-01-03T21:17:01+00:00

kinder kuche kirche, at least something is.

escobari · 2015-01-04T06:10:33+00:00

stop fucking apologizing to these ghouls. is there anyone who can do it?

Gigolo_Jesus · 2015-01-04T07:05:32+00:00

"I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality."

This shows intelligence, and critical thinking, as opposed to blindly jumping behind an idea without thought, or purpose. She should be commended for her stance, not condemned.

BSexclusionzone · 2015-01-04T07:39:50+00:00

Funny how feminists hound celebs just to be able to add them to their list of believers. Now that I think of it, it is exactly what the Church of Scientology does.

Mahoghany85 · 2015-01-04T09:19:15+00:00

So whats the feminist endgame here? Pressure every non tumblr going woman to say they're a feminist and then what?

Banana_Slut · 2015-01-04T09:44:44+00:00

Forced to apologise? These people are the fucking Gestapo... I wish people were more like joe Rogan and just gave thus cunty mongoloids the finger, told them to shut up or fuck off and carried on with their own shit.

Iwillnotusemyname · 2015-01-04T11:43:19+00:00

Why can't people just say what they want to without apologizing. You can't make everbody happy. Not that it counts but, I respect her less for back pedling under pressure.

Bluefoz · 2015-01-04T12:02:25+00:00

If the comments were more like "well, Kaley may not be a feminist, but I respect her opinion none the less because that's what we fight (i.e. feminists) for." then I'd be more willing to accept the whole thing, but no, they fly in the face of all that they claim to uphold and berate and bully her and tells her to recant her blasphemous and despicable comments about how she doesn't feel underprivileged and as the target of a cruel scheme set up by men to hold her down and tell her what to do.

She's more like "Patriarchy? Huh... What's that?".

gsettle · 2015-01-04T12:24:41+00:00

Being a star is being at the mercy of fans/followers. You have to cultivate people's opinions in your favor. It's essentially politics without the power.

kinyutaka · 2015-01-04T12:53:31+00:00

This is sad.

Kaley treats not being a feminist as potentially offensive, saying "Is it a bad thing that I am not?", and they take that to mean she called feminism a dirty word.

sizzletron · 2015-01-04T13:45:16+00:00

Look at those group shamers.

profhelios · 2015-01-04T20:09:20+00:00

If anyone tried to force me to apologize for being myself (unless I was blatantly wrong or advocating heinous atrocities), I'd tell them where to stick it.

maybeis · 2015-01-04T01:22:07+00:00

Poor girl. While I agree with those that say she really wasn't FORCED, buuuuuuuut, she was definitely emotionally coerced (which really is a form of force) through the use of bullying.

Dick-Tracy · 2015-01-03T23:37:16+00:00

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Gold.

TomwaIvory · 2015-01-04T14:14:30+00:00

How is this any different than when a feminist explains why theyre a feminist, and people jump them and say "NO YOURE EGALITARIAN"

2015-01-03T23:45:15+00:00

I have no idea who that is. Why does anyone care what she thinks? Why does anyone care about the reaction to what she thinks?

Unenjoyed · 2015-01-04T03:56:51+00:00

TL;DR A scandal rag ran a piece about something silly that a popular person said.

2015-01-03T22:56:10+00:00

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Death-Drive · 2015-01-04T03:12:11+00:00

She wasn't forced to do anything. And it wasn't a sincere apology anyway. A collection of angry tweets is a non-story. This is why people hate "men's rights."

Title	Nothing fascist here: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting forced to apologize for saying she's not a feminist
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Date	January 3, 2015 6:26 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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