“The patriarchal power structure might sometimes be hamhanded in enforcing its oppressive norms, but often it’s tricky. It hangs back amid an organic feminist boom and then disguises itself amid the earnest supporters, using their revolutionary vocabulary to argue for the status quo. It sows division and installs false prophets of feminism as leading lights. It gives Katie Roiphe a feature story. It puts Bari Weiss on the same op-ed page as Michelle Goldberg and congratulates itself for hearing all sides of the debate.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism, Women Do The Dirty Work, TimesUp, Sowing Division, False Prophets of Feminism, False Prophets
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