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Janice Fiamengo: Feminism Was Never About Equality

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Feminism was once absolutely justified, wasn't it? After all, men had the vote and lorded it over women - and they'd done so for thousands of years. This was the ridiculous story sold to the world by Feminists from the get-go, and its acceptance by society then and now shows the ridiculous and highly dangerous levels of gynocentrism in society. So, what was it really all about? Listen to Canadian professor of English Janice Fiamengo, one of our favourite men's advocates.

FEMINISM WAS NEVER NOT ROTTEN - KAREN STRAUGHAN

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  Feminism was never Not Rotten by Karen Straughan (a.k.a. GirlWritesWhat) Y ears ago, when I embarked on my investigation into the feminist movement and what it has become, I subscribed to the understanding that there had once existed a magical age of feminism. Of course I did. It was common knowledge, even among anti-feminists, that early feminism was a noble and well-intentioned movement, and that somewhere along the way it was hijacked by lunatics and man-haters bent on female supremacy. I was curious as to exactly when, and by what means, this virtuous movement had been corrupted, so I went on something of an archaeological expedition, digging through piles of documents and old news articles and treatises from as far back as the late 1800s and earlier, transcripts of speeches given by well-known suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony. My unexpected findings were as follows: Feminism has never been a righteous movement seeking equality. The “noble” Suffragettes were soaked in ...