The Perils of Modern Feminism
20th October 2012
My daughter has repeatedly brought home books from the school library that I have a problem with. I’m a feminist and I’m anti-censorship. I’m lost.
I can well believe that.
Yesterday, for the THIRD time, LittleTaff brought home a fairy tale… this time Rapunzel. Objectified women with little or no agency, basing marriage decisions on the appearance or wealth of the men, and WITCHES!!!!
I know a number of people who consider themselves ‘witches’. All of them are deep-dyed left wing. So I’m not sure what the complaint is, here. I suppose it would be worse if it had (gasp) Christians in it. Still….
I did do some reconnaissance and go to the Feminist Bookshop in Sydney this morning…. but they’ve closed down. I really need a feminist parent reality check/pep talk.
What you really need is a brain that isn’t steeped in ‘progressive’ brain-wash. Unfortunately the supply-chain is very low on that these days.
October 20th, 2012 at 19:55
Her problem is that she has bumped into an unconscious inconsistency in her beliefs. It’s not possible to be a feminist in that sense and be opposed to censorship. If you believe that only one view of women is acceptable, and all other views must be prevented, then perforce censorship is the required tool.
It’s logically consistent to be opposed to censorship and be a feminist of the sort who believes all possibilities should be open to women, who should learn about everything and make their own choices, but that’s not the brand of feminism being espoused here.
(Many conservatives have the same difficulty, of course.)