Thursday, January 10, 2013
Anti-Male Emotion Defines Feminism
Feminism's binding principle and driving force is
disaffection toward men and maleness. This is arrayed on a spectrum,
with mild disenchantment to the lower end, and vitriolic animosity,
bordering on psychopathic, to the upper. If disaffection toward men, as men,
did not exist in the world generally, then feminism itself would not
exist. Feminism is not driven by vehemence about mere issues and
abstract principles. Its politics are rooted in personal feelings about
men. Feminism's political, you would say, is personal. And so personal emotion is the only thing that keeps feminism in motion. And this is true to an extent that might be termed metaphysical. In sum, feminism as a whole is metaphysically anti-male, or a priori anti-male.
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