New views on feminism that might be of interest to you.
“The number of foolish statements made by men and women who consider themselves feminists is essentially equal to the number of people who strongly identify as feminists.” – Dennis Prager
I found Dennis Prager’s column in Townhall.com quite timely as I was preparing to comment here about a ridiculous statement made by avowed feminist Gloria Steinem, reported in The Federalist by Bre Payton.
“Listen, what causes climate deprivation is population,” Steinem said in a recent interview with Refinery 29, “If we had not been systematically forcing women to have children they don’t want or can’t care for over the 500 years of patriarchy, we wouldn’t have the climate problems that we have. That’s the fundamental cause of climate change.”
If this all sounds familiar, you probably recall a previous post in which I noted that Bill Nye, the so-called science guy, also associated excessive childbirths with climate change. Poor Bill.
Steinem also added that masculinity is problematic for men, according to Payton. When asked how one can raise a little boy to be a better feminist, Steinem said, “Tell them the masculine realm is killing them. Men would live quite a few years longer without the masculine realm.” Huh!?
Prager writes that “A great number of women define feminism as “belief in women’s equality,” and adds by that definition, who isn’t a feminist? I certainly am.
In his column, “Feminism and Intelligence,” Prager notes that while intelligence varies among men and women in any group of people, “women today are wrapped up in being a feminist are nearly all dummies.” He explains that it doesn’t mean they all lack brainpower, but there are many with fine brains who are foolish.
His comment was directed at CNN blogger Jill Filipovic, who wrote a piece defending Australian Senator Larissa Waters, who breast-fed her child in the parliamentary chamber while parliament was in session. “Yes, for many people,” Filipovic wrote, “breasts are sexually alluring or arousing, but so too are lips and hands, and having those out in parliament doesn’t bring sexual chaos.”
“It is difficult to overstate the foolishness of that comment,” wrote Prager.
Steinem’s comment adds credence to Prager’s belief that the radical views of some feminists are foolish.
