let's talk about weaponising feminism
If feminism is anything, every argument against it is valid.
A concept cannot be falsified if its definition constantly shifts. Feminism suffers from semantic slippage veering into incoherence. When I argue that it’s disempowering, someone inevitably says my definition of feminism isn’t true and constructs a straw man assuming I’m against women’s
... See moreWhen feminism is twisted to justify borders, bans, surveillance, or moral panic, it stops protecting women and starts policing them. It doesn’t prevent harm. It redistributes it, pushing the risk further down the social hierarchy while congratulating itself for doing something.
let's talk about weaponising feminism
Taking on the cause of violence against women, but associating it with migrant men, is a tactic that we've seen the far right using throughout time. So this is nothing new. Gender based violence is overwhelmingly perpetrated by people that the victim knows...The trope of Stranger Danger is really deployed to foment racist attitudes and beliefs...... See more