“Modern feminism is as detrimental and limiting to the majority of women as it is to men.”
– Women vs. Feminism
The re-engineered feminist movement is uniting around Vice-President Kamala Harris, who hit the intersectionality jackpot, as not only the first woman, but also the first black, and the first Indian woman to serve at the highest echelons of American politics. This newest iteration of women’s liberation, also known as victim feminism, is overjoyed to see someone as disadvantaged as the former US Senator and Attorney General from America’s largest state, California, claw her way out of her oppression. But don’t be fooled, the women’s movement doesn’t really support women, they support Democrats and the power and grift that comes with it.
The feminist movement is often portrayed by its four waves. The first began in the late 1800s and sought to change laws to expand freedoms for women, while what followed, in the 1960s and 70s, looked to decrease inequalities for women at home and work. Both were successful in creating opportunities and improving lives. The third wave, diverting from its original aim, began segregating women, not just by gender, but also by diversity. Feminism came to be defined by a hierarchy of victimhood, with some more deprived than others. The fourth, and current wave, of feminism, now believes the entire system exists for the patriarchy and must be dismantled before women have any chance for real equality, creating a new adversarial relationship between women, those who took the opportunities available to them, and those content to play the victim card.
In Joanna Williams's 2017 book, “Women vs Feminism”, Williams, a British lecturer, provides her own assessment of this recent wave of feminism and how it parted ways from its previous goals. A movement that once sought equality for all women is now claiming victimhood as a defining feature of the modern adaptation, even for those having never experienced any form of violence, harassment, or conflict with men. Instead, abuse claimed by another is now the common experience for all women.
Yet this new feminist narrative of oppression is in direct opposition to reality. Girls outperform boys in school from an early age. Sixty percent of college degree holders are women, while 57 percent of all professional workers are women, as well. A Fidelity Investment survey from 2021 even found that women’s portfolios are now outpacing those of men.
Thankfully not everyone is buying into the new feminist schtick. A 2020 Pew Research survey found only 19 percent of women felt very strongly about the feminist movement, leaving its advocates as a small elite group of mostly upper-class women. Another 42 percent had somewhat positive feelings, while also viewing the group as overly polarizing. Thus, modern feminism is not only excluding men but also the very women helped by the earlier movement. Women are, in fact, significantly diverse. They have different experiences, different values, and different goals in life. The equal rights battle was won when women were given choices, whether to marry, have children, or have a career. Yet, those now opting for traditional family values are viewed as siding with the enemy, far-right or white-adjacent.
Having shown their bias, modern feminists’ goals are more aligned with promoting progressive policies than seeing women succeed. Therefore, there is much to be gained by adopting claims of inequality and oppression. Ironically, feminists are using high-profile successful women to convince the younger generation of their disadvantage. Then by embracing academia’s “critical theory”, they suggest the patriarchy, and its corresponding lack of fairness, are fixed under the current social structure. Yet, the notion that these barriers are impossible to scale is ridiculous. As so many women have already proven.
We can blame this new version of feminism, for giving us the first female vice president of colors, who by simply checking all the right boxes was deemed suitable for service; competence be damned. There is no united feminist movement. Nor should there ever be. Women, like men, follow their own compass. They will do what is in their best interest, as individuals, not as a collective.
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