Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Some women are just plain stupid
A few years ago, when I was an editorial-writer for the Swedish paper Smålandsposten, I dared to compare feminist movements with the Nazi ideology. Not to excaggerate. But as a theoretical thought experiment:
a) They both use dichotomy to explain society ("we against them" - arians-jews, men-women). b) Their analysis is built on conflict between the groups of interest (i.e. "jews are taking over the world and threatening the life of pure arians" - compare with "the patriarchal society , where men is the norm, is threatening the life of women".
c) The solution is to extinguish one norm-group and support another.
Feminists didn't take long to respond. I was called a maniac, a disgusting old-fashioned conservative. They argued that I hated women, despised true equality between sexes et cetera...
One professor in Political Science now says that conclusions, like the ones I raised, are right on target (article in Swedish).
Now, all feminists are not playing gender politics to the same extent, of course. But to show a political theory's inner logic, we will always have to try it out - in absurdum. Logical consequentialism is important - not only in philosophy.
So, if feminism is not in many theoretical ways just like the Nazi ideology, then explain how Sheila Jeffrey (author of The Lesbian Heresy, The Idea of Prostitution, The Spinster and her enemies) can advocate that heterosexual intercourse is the same as raping a woman. (And if Jeffrey is such an extreme, then why was she invited by the Swedish Social Democratic government to hold a speech at their equality conference?) Jeffrey further advocates abortion on any boy fetus, and argues that the feminist movement should eliminate women who have given birth to boys.
And why is Valerie Solana being hailed as a new inspirational figure with her violent SCUM Manifesto? (SCUM stands for "Society for Cutting Up Men" - men are parasites, and ought to be "exterminated").
This just in for International Women's Day: Some women are just plain stupid.
a) They both use dichotomy to explain society ("we against them" - arians-jews, men-women). b) Their analysis is built on conflict between the groups of interest (i.e. "jews are taking over the world and threatening the life of pure arians" - compare with "the patriarchal society , where men is the norm, is threatening the life of women".
c) The solution is to extinguish one norm-group and support another.
Feminists didn't take long to respond. I was called a maniac, a disgusting old-fashioned conservative. They argued that I hated women, despised true equality between sexes et cetera...
One professor in Political Science now says that conclusions, like the ones I raised, are right on target (article in Swedish).
Now, all feminists are not playing gender politics to the same extent, of course. But to show a political theory's inner logic, we will always have to try it out - in absurdum. Logical consequentialism is important - not only in philosophy.
So, if feminism is not in many theoretical ways just like the Nazi ideology, then explain how Sheila Jeffrey (author of The Lesbian Heresy, The Idea of Prostitution, The Spinster and her enemies) can advocate that heterosexual intercourse is the same as raping a woman. (And if Jeffrey is such an extreme, then why was she invited by the Swedish Social Democratic government to hold a speech at their equality conference?) Jeffrey further advocates abortion on any boy fetus, and argues that the feminist movement should eliminate women who have given birth to boys.
And why is Valerie Solana being hailed as a new inspirational figure with her violent SCUM Manifesto? (SCUM stands for "Society for Cutting Up Men" - men are parasites, and ought to be "exterminated").
This just in for International Women's Day: Some women are just plain stupid.
