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Sunday 16 March 2014

Feminists unable to defend feminism on Quora. Are feminists evil or just stupid? Should they be disenfranchised?







Claire Khaw
Is anything that undermines the institution of marriage evil?


Katie Hoban
Marriage is a socioeconomic construct that varies greatly between cultures and has been in constant change over the years. I'm sure when some cultures did away with the dowry, they were accused of "undermining" marriage, but this was not the case. This is neither the case for the evolution of marriage now; further changes to the institution of marriage are inevitable, but not evil.


Claire Khaw
What is the purpose of marriage?


Claire Khaw
Why won't you answer this question?


Monika Kothari
There are many things that "undermine" the institution of marriage: education, religious freedom, global mobility, etc. Are all of these things "evil"?

That said, I don't think that feminism is bad for marriage. Feminism is about choice. Look back a few decades, to Betty Friedan and other women, and note just how many were utterly unhappy in their marriages. If anything, I think that feminism has encouraged men and women to develop healthier and more egalitarian relationships. If you think that empowering people to leave bad marriages, or to prioritize other life goals, or to pursue alternative lifestyles is "evil"...well, I'm not really sure what else to say.


Claire Khaw
Is the West declining or strengthening?  If the latter is feminism to blame?


Monika Kothari
Feminism is good for Western society.


Claire Khaw
How is it good for Western society?


Claire Khaw
Why won't you answer?

As you can see, feminism is all about me, me, me and us, us, us, but only if you are female.

If you ask them questions about more abstract matters, eg the future, the national interest, society, marriage, it just does not compute.

These women are educated too.  One of them was Yale Law School.

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