In late 2014, she became involved in the project the red pill. The following is a very informed and highly reusable comment by karen straughan in response to a feminist who thinks the many blatant sexists among feminists arent real feminists. It was common knowledge, even among antifeminists, that early feminism was a noble and. Karen straughan summarizes feminism in less than 2 minutes. Aug 06, 2014 listening to this female mens rights activist is the perfect reminder why we still need feminism. Karen straughan on pushing back against 150 years of. When nikita coulombe and i conducted a 20,000person survey trying to better understand what is causing motivational problems in young men, the number one answer chosen by young men themselves was. Feminism was directly responsible for the initiation of those changes. A book i cited in another comment months ago on quillette is. Karen straughan as of early 2020, she is in her midforties. Some ideas of mine include only accepting consent on condition that the girl agrees to do something embarrassing like running around the block naked or. The schools for my profession did not admit women in any appreciable numbers until the 70s. Lol everytime karen says something you can see naomi go into resting bitch face mode.
I thought karen got too caught up in anecdotal discussions, and let the opponents railroad the discussion onto talking about such issues. To gain an appreciation of the feminist art of shaming i would suggest first having a look at. Contributors include cassie jaye, karen straughan, diana davison, janice. See more ideas about anti feminist, modern feminism and feminism.
I left feminism because i got sick of being lied to, sick of being taken advantage of and ive grown tired of harboring the hateful ideologies that many feminist leaders and college professors espouse. Karen straughan, the soporific, pseudoscientific youtube antifeminist, doesnt seem on the surface much like a red pill woman. I do not want to part with the original, as its somewhat dear to me, and it now occupies. Girlwriteswhat years 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.
So yesterday i had a strange conversation, of sorts, with blabby femra videoblogger karen straughan, aka girlwriteswhat. Many feminist talking points are misleading at best. It would be 11 years before karen straughan, first appearing as girlwriteswhat. She is a prominent mra who came to public attention largely through her youtube channel as girlwriteswhat. They created twitter accounts and youtube channels to mock social justice warriors and feminists in similar ways that we have, even borrowing our talking points. Jun 22, 2016 being a feminist and holding an i need feminism sign used to be a great way to get attention online without having to show tits, but with thousands of girls doing it, any one girl no longer stands out. Nov 05, 2019 well its hard to gauge the broad spectrum of antifeminist and nonfeminist. The red pill is a documentary film that follows a sceptical feminist, who investigates feminism and comes to believe it is more of a hate movement in the modern age. Well its hard to gauge the broad spectrum of antifeminist and nonfeminist. She is currently working on a book on shakespeare, eros, and female agency. Nov 19, 2016 i changed men to black people in an everyday feminism post, and heres what happened.
The feminist claim is both that women are independent and intelligent and can do anything a man can do, but theyre not responsible for their own actionscause any. Labelling yourself as a feminist is just counterproductive now, as the word has been poisoned beyond redemption. However, ive been told i should just sell prints cheap online, so ive set up a space on fine art america, where you can now obtain this image in every format from a canvas print to a coffee mug. Ive moved on from feminism and now i identify myself as an egalitarian. Karen straughan is a great representative of the many women who refuse to accept the conventional wisdom of todays feminists. Most of the time, when we generalize and use the word black people, what were actually referring to is the effects of black culture. Karen straughan on pushing back against 150 years of feminist advocacy holly nicholas rebel commentator the red pill was released on dvd but there are still screenings in alberta with the latest one held in edmonton and hosted by the canadian association for equality. The book has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Karen straughan is famous for being a controversial gender politics vlogger and mens rights advocate. What do anti feminists or non feminists think of karen. Indeed, an important book in the recent history of womens struggles is the. Young is the author of two books, a frequent contributor to the libertarian monthly reason, and a.
At first, i was frustrated that karen straughan, a highprofile antifeminist, was to speak at the students for liberty 2015 vancouver regional. To enter, send your name and mailing address to email protected with the subject line no to feminism before 5pm aedt friday 9 december. Why is there a prolific jewish presence in the american feminist movement. After receiving numerous recommendations to view karen straughans videos on youtube, i sat down to watch one, not entirely sure what i would see. A quick wikipedia search for list of jewish feminists brings up an admittedly incomplete list of 114 names. Karen straughan has suggested that the boy asks the girl to scream out at the top of her voice that she wants it. Warren farrell bv has written a lot about why men have the position they have.
Why is there a prolific jewish presence in the american. More and more women are speaking outand, thankfully, being believed. Mgtow men going their own way is a statement of selfownership, where the modern man preserves and protects his own sovereignty above all else. Historically equality movements like feminism have had a hugely important video rating. Dec 16, 2015 after receiving numerous recommendations to view karen straughan s videos on youtube, i sat down to watch one, not entirely sure what i would see. We have 5 copies of no to feminism to give away to kyd members, thanks to affirm press. I n early march 2016, a group of successful white women gathered on a stage at torontos fairmont royal york hotel to discuss gender barriers in business. And its something i never saw until karen straughan, just a couple of years ago. Id never heard of straughn, and having to listen to a a bit of her i know why shes pretty much the phyllis schlafly of her day, getting her power from appealing to marginalized men. Just because the comments are sourced to some degree, does not necessarily make her antifeminist stance less necessary or valid. Listening to this female mens rights activist is the perfect. Maybe with that whole men suck and lets tell young women a giant pack of lies strategy.
Sep 12, 2016 dave rubin of the rubin report talks to karen straughan aka girl writes what about being a female mens rights activist, feminism, the difference between suffragists and suffragettes, and more. At first, i was frustrated that karen straughan, a highprofile antifeminist, was to speak at the students for liberty 2015 vancouver regional conference. Diana davison, who runs the youtube channel feminism lol, has gained. Starting at the end of 2015, i began seeing a sharp rise of women declaring themselves to be antifeminist. Going by statistics the term nonfeminist applies to the vast majority of people, male or female. Male disposability does pose a challenge to certain feminist assumptions. Karen straughan girlwriteswhat why i am not a feminist. She would like feminists to have the same reputation that the kkk has. Yes, you certainly know how, and by doing so you once.
Against feminism with karen straughan libertytalk fm. Societyculture feminism 2017 thread pt ii page 320. Karen straughan wiki, age, books, tyt, wikipedia, bio, red. Karen straughans response to those arent real feminists. Diana davison has a lot of thoughts about sexuality. In canada, the ranks of female anti feminist leaders include youtube celebrity karen straughan, who has. Most of the women listed were born in the 20th century. Recent surveys have found that most young women in the us do not identify as feminists. As to the antifeminists, karen straughan is generally seen as one.
Nov 10, 2015 at first, i was frustrated that karen straughan, a highprofile antifeminist, was to speak at the students for liberty 2015 vancouver regional conference. Karen straughan is a canadian spokesperson for mens rights and was a cast member of the controversial film the red pill. They created twitter accounts and youtube channels to mock social justice warriors and feminists in similar ways. Girlwriteswhats delusional defenses of mgtow misogyny. I changed men to black people in an everyday feminism. Honey badger brigades karen straughan talks mens issues, empathy gap holly nicholas rebel commentator the honey badger brigade started off as a group of women that put voice to their thoughts on mens rights in order to bring the issues to the table. Karen straughan has theorised about evolutionary psychologoly, but not as simplistic as you put it. The premise of the panel, hosted by the canadian club of toronto, a 120yearold nonprofit that describes itself as the countrys preeminent public affairs podium, was that companies led by women are good. Dismantling feminism karen straughan page 5 talk about. I think we can all agree that everyday feminism is a joke, and no one should ever read it. Considering the male disposability hypothesis quillette.
I have received a number of messages asking me to sell this painting. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The practice of antifeminism by females is therefore an alternative strategy to getting attention. She may not have jumped on the bandwagon as shes been doing this longer than most women, but to me that only says shes smarter than the average woman, that is no proof of any good intentions. In my profession it wasnt an admissions problem rather that very few women even applied for the type of education required. In fact, excited by feminism in the early 1970s, and the father of a young son, i very. Karen straughans response to those arent real feminists feminism the following is a very informed and highly reusable comment by karen straughan in response to a feminist who thinks the many blatant sexists among feminists arent real feminists. Youre not professor elizabeth sheehy, who wrote a book advocating that women not only have. See more ideas about anti feminist, feminism and modern feminism.
She wrote a sexually controversial book published in 1973 called fear of flying that played a big role in secondwave feminism. American humanist association president rebecca hale has a catchy saying to succinctly explain humanism to people who may be sympathetic to the lifestance but have never heard the term. Not only do they give the worst advice to women and other marginalized people on the whole internet for example, networking is entitled white people crap. When a famous intellectual or celebrity makes a comment about the moral imperative for treating people justly and equitably, hale quips, sounds like humanism.
Karen, also known as girlwriteswhat, is one of the most popular women working for the mens movement. How some feminist shaming tactics discredit feminist theory 24 june 2014 go karen. The honeybadgers covered this bloomberg hitpiece here and i suggest watching it, if you want to see what the actual people including karen straughan not strong as the hacks use in the video hitpiece who planned the event have to say. Its like shes struggling to hold back a i just tasted shit face. I have no idea where you got the idea that feminism was borne in the 60s either. Karen straughan, antifeminist, on lies of feminism youtube. We look forward to her next piece, why i am an antifeminist.
These are the words of karen straughan, a supporter of mens rights activism, a selfdescribed. Listening to this female mens rights activist is the. Dec 06, 2019 karen straughan as of early 2020, she is in her midforties. What do anti feminists or non feminists think of karen straughan. I was one of only 2 females in my graduating class of many hundreds. Doesnt sound like this book was written by a woman enslaved to the whims of men at all. I first came across her blog back in 2011 when she was a newly divorced waitress and mother of three writing about her astonishment at how easy it would have been for her to destroy her. Writing and vlogging on gender issues fearlessly since 2010. Female mens rights activist youtube week karen straughan. From an interview posted in the culture of offensive website. Two simple wordsme, toohave sparked a movement thats awoken a lot of people. Karen straughans response to those arent real feminists feminism. She is a mother of several children, and a published writer of erotica. She has been divorced three times but is now married again this seems to be a common theme among these women.
Karen straughan has advised women at her seminars to call themselves egalitarian if they believe in equality. Ejecting silly preconceptions and cultural definitions of what a man is. Unlike most videos that go viral, it has seen not an explosion of views but steadily increasing views. Feminism is controversial, even among women themselves. Jun 30, 20 girlwriteswhats delusional defenses of mgtow misogyny. The effort to infantilize herself immediately rubbed me the wrong way since shes obviously no 12yearold. All black people are socialized under and benefit from black culture heres the truth. Feminism has a bad reputation and not without reason. Aug 15, 2017 in our book, man interrupted, we explore whats happening with young men and where they are headed by examining the individual, situational and systemic factors that are contributing to these. Interview with karen straughan part 1 culture on the offensive. Why mras attack feminism july 18, 2015 by mike buchanan leave a comment its always a treat to encounter new content from karen straughan girlwriteswhat and this video is no exception. Taking a leaf out of the book of weird twitter, i would spell everything correctly except the word feminism i thought it would be a throughline joke that would also make it immediately obvious that it was a parody this has not worked i just get men tweeting me to correct my spelling. No one actually talked about the premise behind feminism. These are pins that i have seen on feminist boards that i find funny or just plain ridiculous.
The jewish womens archive website is a comprehensive website dedicated to key jewish feminists, containing 1,193 profiles if one simply searches for list of feminists on wikipedia, the page. I dont mind karen, ive watched a few of her videos and found she is a nonissue. Karens youtube channel is here i was surprised but delighted to see that from 18. Deep down you can just see it in her that she cant stand. Ive been involved with a pretty decent group called humanists of the treasure coast and gave a talk on a new terrific book by jack holland, an irish. Dave rubin of the rubin report talks to karen straughan aka girl writes what about being a female mens rights activist, feminism, the difference between suffragists and suffragettes, and more.
Why the female antifeminist is a feminist in disguise. Shes a single mother with short hair, well past the wall, who makes a point of not wearing makeup in her videos. Looking at her biography and reading a couple of articles about her, i thought she was just another mens rights activist mra troll. Karen straughan s response to those arent real feminists. Interview with antifemenist karen straughan posted on april 24, 2018 by eeyore 16 comments v this was a one hour interview i did yesterday with karen strong, who is a brilliant redpiller on the issue of feminism and its effects as well as its history. Karen straughan on pushing back against 150 years of feminist. Interview with antifemenist karen straughan vlad tepes. Hernaomis language, argument, and body posture just reflected how unwilling she is to listen to any criticism or differing ideas. These buttons register your public agreement, disagreement, thanks, lol, or troll with the selected comment.
The sister book to sons of feminism 2017 by janice fiamengo, daughters of feminism presents the stories of 30 women about how they came to gender balance, to an appreciation for the legitimacy of men s issues as well as womens issues. Since last fall, when harvey weinstein and his predator brothers were exposed for enacting poisonous masculinity, ive heard that question a lot. But well also be seeing the amazing karen straughan. Gender discrimination has been a fixture in our history from suffrage through to equal pay and other rights under the law. These are the words of karen straughan, a supporter of mens rights activism, a selfdescribed antifeminist and a key founder of the. In the 1960s karen worked as a international weapons dealer and double agent. It was common knowledge, even among antifeminists, that early feminism was a noble and well. Therefore, if you ask what feminists think about her, you will undoubtedly receive a litany of comments against her stance. Antifeminist karen straughan speaks about the feminist oppression of men at the. Refusing to bow, serve and kneel for the opportunity to be treated. In large part, this was due to the moderators atrocious moderating. Karen straughan and others on feminist shaming tactics. But shes got one quality that apparently makes up for all of her other defects as a red pill gal.
The sister book to sons of feminism 2017 by janice fiamengo, daughters of. To start with, you should view the video put out by quicktake by bloomberg. The new antifeminists have a rejoinder for that, too. Karen straughan is a spokesperson for mens rights edmonton. Lol the idea that mgtow people and mras have any power whatsoever in society is. Karen straughan summarizes feminism in the red pill documentary movie. Feminism is the real hate group by 345rv5 on deviantart.
What a feminist learned from listening to an antifeminist. In canada, the ranks of female antifeminist leaders include youtube celebrity karen straughan, who has. Karen straughans response to those arent real feminists reddit. These are a few youtube women who have made anti feminist videos.
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