The Failures of Mainstream Feminism

Feb 13, 2017 17:59

It wasn't America's rampant misogyny that doomed Hillary Clinton ( Read more... )

feminism, donald trump, hillary clinton

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evildevil February 14 2017, 11:16:32 UTC

lovedforaday February 14 2017, 12:56:03 UTC
but a majority of white women always vote republican. but this is just another "it wasn't the voters fault for voting for a white supremacist" opinion piece, so...

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amyura February 16 2017, 02:52:46 UTC
Yup, this.

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spyral_out February 14 2017, 13:57:31 UTC
"New Republic"

Oh, okay

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spyral_out February 14 2017, 14:09:30 UTC
Like w0w, a neolib publication doesn't like 3rd-wave feminism, I am SHOCKED, I tell you

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lovedforaday February 14 2017, 15:27:29 UTC
I thought neo-libs wanted to blame Clinton's loss on everything but Clinton, but here they're kind of blaming her. I really can't keep up what neo-libs are supposed to believe.

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meadowphoenix February 14 2017, 14:09:11 UTC
ONTD_P, how would you define your type of feminism?

The type of feminism that doesn't pretend rampant misogyny isn't a political death knell for a woman against whom rampant misogyny had been used before? The type of feminism that understands that that the failures of mainstream misogyny are often the result of rampant misogyny? The type of feminism who understands that many many white women have consistently chosen whiteness even over womanhood from the founding of this country?

Also, a feminism that hates #fffffeminists who use minority women as a reason to deny rampant misogyny. We have enough shit to deal with without you assholes.

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rainbows_ February 14 2017, 23:01:47 UTC
Thank you for the feedback! Here is an article written by a WOC that is critical of similar points that the original article talks about (mainstream feminism and neoliberalism):

"Bourgeois Feminist Bullshit": @nairyasmin examines the writings of @rtraister https://t.co/j1ReL3aejg pic.twitter.com/KrX41BU7Ou
- Current Affairs (@curaffairs) February 3, 2017

I have copied and pasted the relevant passages to another comment.

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meadowphoenix February 15 2017, 01:51:53 UTC
Beloved, when I am talking about white feminism, I am not talking about the color of a person's skin. I am talking about the type of feminism that erases WOC to uphold white women and their concerns. You are confusing neolib feminism with white feminism. Just because they overlap doesn't mean they are overlaid ( ... )

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bunnybutt February 16 2017, 02:46:18 UTC
THIS

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invisiblegirlx February 14 2017, 15:16:22 UTC

yes the problem is feminism not white supremacy

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