Category Archives: Feminism

Ending the Real Rape Culture

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Matt

Struggling to Define Rape Despite the common pretenses of relativism and moral uncertainty among Americans, there yet remain certain moral touchstones that none of us are at all uncertain about. One of these is, of course, that Hitler was evil. … Continue reading →

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Some Words are Too Bloodstained to Reclaim; “Feminism” is One of Them.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Matt

Can conservatives “reclaim” the word Feminism from the liberals and radicals who have done so much harm in its name? Leslie Loftis urges us to try in a recent piece at the Federalist. Now, I put scare quotes around “reclaim” … Continue reading →

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The Other Shirtstorm

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Matt

Feminists just can’t stop talking about clothes these days, and not just when it comes to scientist Matt Taylor. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently explained his penchant for simple gray t-shirts: I’m in this really lucky position where I get … Continue reading →

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Catcalling and the Criminalization of Social Ineptitude

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Matt

By now, most everyone has heard of the video of a model being catcalled as she walked down the streets of New York. Under the guise of raising awareness about this casual form of alleged misogyny, it has served mainly … Continue reading →

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Because Hazing Isn’t Controversial Enough Already…

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Matt

…Wesleyan University is apparently mandating that their fraternities allow women as members.  Oddly enough, gender warriors are cheering it as a powerful measure to fight sexual assault and gender inequality. The foolishness of this plan for such purposes is, of … Continue reading →

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The Latest from the Federalist

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Matt

Just realized I never linked to the last two pieces I wrote for The Federalist: Four Myths About the ‘Helpless’ Single Woman, in which I critique a recent challenge to the conservative vision of singleness.  (Note for the reading-challenged:  this … Continue reading →

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The Cultivation of Shame

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Matt

“You need to hold your temper.” It was a phrase I heard from my dad on numerous occasions when I was growing up. At the time, of course, I did not get the blacksmithing reference—the ability of metal to retain … Continue reading →

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The Fisherman’s Choice

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Matt

I was pondering a modern parable recently. I can’t remember where I first heard it, but the gist of it is this: Once upon a time, a rich businessman and his entourage visited a harbor examining some ocean-front property to … Continue reading →

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A Crime Against Women

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Matt

…and against men, but since nobody is terribly concerned about them, we’ll set that aspect aside for the sake of rhetoric. Being that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Facebook has been awash with links to articles on the subject, … Continue reading →

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The Cons of College

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Matt

There was a great disturbance on Facebook last week when thousands of feminists suddenly cried out in terror, but were anything but silent. They were responding to a blog post (originally) called 6 Reasons to NOT Send Your Daughter to … Continue reading →

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