new wave feminism: Famous feminists that need the side eye? →
I’m trying to compile a list of feminists that stand at the forefront of the movement but only perpetuate more harmful stereotypes and erase intersectionality.
But as you can imagine… google does a terrible job at providing me with the type of critiques I’m looking for. So I figured I might as…
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cryptohomorocker answered:
I would say Betty Friedan counts. Her works basically apply solely to white middle class straight ciswomen, but apparently no1curr.
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smell-bad answered:
Has no one said Valerie Solanas?
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haramgirls answered:
kathleen hanna, mona eltahawy, mary daly. i’m sure i could think of more but i’m tired.
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katelucia answered:
Inga Muscio was really disappointing for me.
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lettersforlilith answered:
Maybe you could ask historycalslut on tumblr, she did women’s studies and vents her critiques on her blog sometimes so yeah.
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freestatefeminist answered:
Ariel Levy. Let’s slut shame to appease the patriarchy!
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saveacandytree answered:
Cherrie Moraga
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embonpoint answered:
Caitlin Moran.
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cometuramen answered:
kathleen hannah
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whygender answered:
just out of curiosity, what is the goal of making this list? (this is not sarcasm or criticism; i’m genuinely curious of the end goal.)
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lavienoire reblogged this from searchingforknowledge and added:
Germaine Greer? Ugh. Amanda Marcotte.
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screeching-measel answered:
I’m still a baby in the feminism game so I don’t really know :/
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anotherwordformyth answered:
I would so totally take a course based on that kind of list. “Relearning Feminism” or something.
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tombtrash answered:
I’m still learning how to find problems in work. I feel like my schooling never taught me how to critically think about material….
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raspberryfeministbarbie answered:
naomi wolf misrepresents ed’s in the beauty myth, terrible fudging of statistics
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eatyourfudgetrev answered:
Geremaine Greer OBVIOUSLY and Caitlin Moran definitely, having read her book.
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glitter-femin1sts answered:
Jessica Valenti. Lacks intersectionality. Also, Gloria Steinem is a huge trans*phobe.
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banaati answered:
nawal el saadawi. the way she constructs arab women’s oppression is impt for arab women but in western academia fuels orientalist bullshit
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daughterofmulan answered:
I mean Jessica Valenti acknowledges that her earlier works were not intersectional; her latest works do incorporate intersectionality.
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fireladyphoenix answered:
Betty Friedan. She only focused on white, middle to upper class women and said horrible homophobic things about lesbians and LGBTQIA persons.
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insanepoet9 answered:
Jessica Valenti lacks intersectionality.
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dinocopter answered:
Gloria Steinem has this awful transphobic essay in her book that made me vomit.
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morerobots answered:
GERMAINE GREER. but that’s obvious. Cathy Brennan (anti-trans), Naomi Wolf
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musingsfromalazymind answered:
Gail Dines is transphobic but is often seen as a feminist pioneer due to her anti-porn stance and being a WS prof.
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traumatology answered:
Caitlin Moran. Her ‘how to be a woman’ book is just FULL of sideye bullshit
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searchingforknowledge reblogged this from newwavefeminism and added:
Gloria Steinem. Susan Brownmiller That poet who just died...is hella transphobic: Adrienne...
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bananapeppers answered:
Melissa McEwan (Shakesville)
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gatsbysfuneral answered:
does this list include “old” feminists (like who may not be alive rn)
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ghostferry answered:
Amanda Marcotte. Great at american politics, really crap at class and race.
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