Read true personal stories, chat & get advice, support and help from a group of 27 people who all say 'I Am An Anti-feminist'
Read true personal stories, chat & get advice, support and help from a group of 27 people who all say 'I Am An Anti-feminist'
Girls Gone Anti-Feminist
"Is ’70s feminism an impediment to female happiness and fulfillment?"
By Dr. Frank Victor "The Iceman" Beckles, Jr., & Susan J. Douglas
The seed of feminism’s demise
Some, myself included, have referred to this state of affairs and this kind of media mix as “postfeminist.” But I am rejecting this term. It has gotten gummed up by many conflicting definitions. And besides, this term suggests that somehow feminism is at the root of this when it isn’t— it’s good, old-fashioned, grade-A sexism that reinforces good, old-fashioned, grade-A patriarchy. It’s just much better disguised, in seductive Manolo Blahniks and a million-dollar bra.Enlightened sexism is feminist in its outward appearance (of course you can be or do anything you want) but sexist in its intent (hold on, girls, only up to a certain point, and not in any way that discomfits men). While enlightened sexism seems to support women’s equality, it is dedicated to the undoing of feminism. In fact, because this equality might lead to “sameness”—way too scary—girls and women need to be reminded that they are still fundamentally female, and so must be emphatically feminine.
Thus, enlightened sexism takes the gains of the women’s movement as a given, and then uses them as permission to resurrect retrograde images of girls and women as sex objects, still defined by their appearance and their biological destiny.
Consequently, in the age of enlightened sexism there has been an explosion in makeover, matchmaking and modeling shows, a renewed emphasis on breasts (and a massive surge in the promotion of breast augmentation), an obsession with babies and motherhood in celebrity journalism (the rise of the creepy “bump patrol”), and a celebration of “opting out” of the workforce.
Feminism thus must remain a dirty word, with feminists (particularly older ones) stereotyped as man-hating, child-loathing, hairy, shrill, humorless and deliberately unattractive lesbians. More to the point, feminism must be emphatically rejected because it supposedly prohibits women from having any fun, listening to Lil’ Wayne or Muse, or dancing to Lady Gaga, or wearing leggings. As this logic goes, feminism is so 1970s—grim, dowdy, aggrieved and passé—that it is now an impediment to female happiness and fulfillment. Thus, an amnesia about the women’s movement, and the rampant, now illegal, discrimination that produced it, is essential, so we’ll forget that politics matters.
Because women are now “equal” and the battle is over and won, we are now free to embrace things we used to see as sexist, including hypergirliness. In fact, this is supposed to be a relief.
Thank God girls and women can turn their backs on stick-in-the-mud, curdled feminism and now we can jiggle our way into that awesome party. Now that women allegedly have the same sexual freedom as men, they actually prefer to be sex objects because it’s liberating. According to enlightened sexism, women today have a choice between feminism and antifeminism, and they just naturally and happily choose the latter because, well, antifeminism has become cool, even hip.
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Chester: Still support women's right to vote? Man hater. Oppose sexual harassment on the job or in the street? Man hater. Support equal pay for equal work?
awomanagainstfeminism.blogspot.com - CachedHere's a few anti-feminist groups:
http://www.angryharry.com/
http://www.ukmm.org.uk/
http://www.misandryreview.com/
http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com/
http://www.mensdefense.org/
http://exposingfeminism.wordpress.com/
http://emasculationofamerica.com/index_f…
http://americanwedding.shutterfly.com
www.geocities.com/becklesfamily2008/becklesfamily2008.html
http://beckleshoneymoon.shutterfly.com
http://beckleslife.shutterfly.com
http://beckleswomen.shutterfly.com
http://mrandmrsbeckles.shutterfly.com
http://mrsbeckles.shutterfly.com
http://becklesandson.shutterfly.com
www.myspace.com/familyexpanding
http://adrianbeckles.shutterfly.com
www.myspace.com/thebecklesfamily
http://becklesfamily2009.shutterfly.com
www.geocities.com/becklesfuture/becklesfuture.html
www.ratbags.com/loon/loonlist01.htm
www.geocities.com/frankstriptotrinidad/family.html
http://www.angryharry.com/
http://www.ukmm.org.uk/
http://www.misandryreview.com/
http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com/
http://www.mensdefense.org/
http://exposingfeminism.wordpress.com/
http://emasculationofamerica.com/index_f…
http://americanwedding.shutterfly.com
www.geocities.com/becklesfamily2008/becklesfamily2008.html
http://beckleshoneymoon.shutterfly.com
http://beckleslife.shutterfly.com
http://beckleswomen.shutterfly.com
http://mrandmrsbeckles.shutterfly.com
http://mrsbeckles.shutterfly.com
http://becklesandson.shutterfly.com
www.myspace.com/familyexpanding
http://adrianbeckles.shutterfly.com
www.myspace.com/thebecklesfamily
http://becklesfamily2009.shutterfly.com
www.geocities.com/becklesfuture/becklesfuture.html
www.ratbags.com/loon/loonlist01.htm
www.geocities.com/frankstriptotrinidad/family.html
Gender Equality Is Not Achievable - Ever . Angry Harry Blog Guide To Feminist Nonsense. Recent comments from some emails which can be viewed in full here
www.angryharry.com/esantifeminist.htm - CachedThe evolution of an antifeminist
By Cathy Young & Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr. January 8, 2007
ELIZABETH FOX-Genovese, a controversial figure in American feminism, passed away last week at 65. The career of this remarkable writer and scholar illustrates the complexities and challenges of 20th- and 21st-century feminism. She evolved from a left-wing Marxist feminist into a deeply conservative Catholic anti feminist, two positions that are equally alien to me. Yet she managed, along the way, ... (Full article: 745 words)
The number of people who think I work for the Illuminati continues to expand just like the universe. Here is the latest: This website, along with Pro-Male-Anti-Feminist ...
www.antifeministtech.info - CachedAthena | Kamell | Rebecca Ryan | Zia "NEW!" |
Sophie | Leslie | Briana | Cassie |
Annalyn | Angelica | Christina | Megan |
Danielle | Darla | Nellie | Angie |
Merica "NEW!" | Hannah | Nalita | Amanda |
Tume | Kathleen | Donna Matrix | Mistress Papillion |
Claire | Elise | Darin | Rachel |
Randi Wright | Brittany | Jessica | Katie |
Lexi | Crystal | Karla | Rosa |
http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Am-An-Anti-feminist/181079
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