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Sommers: New Feminism Makes Women Believe They Need Not Equality But Protection From Men
RCP Video ^ | 9-7-2019 | Ian Schwartz

Posted on 09/07/2019 9:12:14 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot

Full title: Christina Hoff Sommers: New Feminism Makes Women Believe They Need Not Equality But Protection From Men

Author and feminism critic Christina Hoff Sommers addressed the state of modern feminism in an interview with HBO host Bill Maher on Friday's edition of 'Real Time.' Sommers, an American Enterprise Institute resident scholar, and the host discuss how she became persona non grata in the feminist community, how she is unable to speak on college campuses without security, the treatment of men and young boys, and why there is a gender pay gap.

Sommers, the author of "The Factual Feminist," told Maher what is going on is madness as American women are arguably the freest in history. She also contended that while men have privileges, so do women. Men commit suicide at higher rates, die earlier and take riskier jobs, Sommers said of privilege.

"American women, arguably, are among the freest, most self-determining in history," Sommers said. (emphasis mine)

She said college professors are telling women "they need not equality from men, but protection from these toxic masculine hegemons."

"Women are going to be helped by truth and accurate analysis of problems and we just don't have that right now," Sommers said.

Sommers said feminism is being trivialized when women get upset at the use of "you guys" to describe a group compromised of men and women. She shared an anecdote about a woman at UPenn who said she was "mini-raped" when she was told by a guy that she had nice legs.

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Even the old school feminist Christina Hoff Sommers was totally wrong about there be Equality between men and women.

But the newer kind of feminism is worse, it will NOT empowering women. PERIOD. (oooopsie)

1 posted on 09/07/2019 9:12:14 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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To: Sir Napsalot

Feminists are women who want the government to enslave men and siphon their money to them.


2 posted on 09/07/2019 9:14:47 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.")
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She's not an “old school feminist” she's a dissident feminist who tours with Milo and conducts seminars with Camille Paglia. She has several sons and is concerned about this drift towards the anti-male culture.
3 posted on 09/07/2019 9:54:57 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Sir Napsalot

From the very start of the 70s “womans lib” movement they’ve been demanding protection from men.


4 posted on 09/07/2019 10:10:12 AM PDT by TalBlack (Damn right I'll "do something" you fat, balding son of a bitc)
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Women do need protection from some men. And the 2nd Amendment insures that they can have it, if they need it.

The 2nd Amendment moves men and women towards equality, by providing “equalizers”, so that the weak are not as easily oppressed by the strong.

The 2nd Amendment is *real* feminism.


5 posted on 09/07/2019 11:30:32 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberalism is the belief everyone else should be in treatment for your disorder.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah - who would have thought we’d end up with so many non-working men?

Now women get to “play man”...


6 posted on 09/07/2019 12:11:39 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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old school feminist

She would probably prefer the term "equity feminist." Christina Hoff Sommers has opposed the misandry at the core of modern feminism for a very long time. She published "Who Stole Feminism?" in 1994 and "The War Against Boys" in 2000.

7 posted on 09/07/2019 12:23:37 PM PDT by TChad
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She said college professors are telling women "they need not equality from men, but protection from these toxic masculine hegemons."

Sorry equality is an unachievable myth.

Men and women are different biologically and mentally. Suited to different task and occupations. Politics and ideology is not going to change that.

The end result of feminism is to totally screw up society.

8 posted on 09/07/2019 1:17:22 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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“Women do need protection from some men. And the 2nd Amendment insures that they can have it, if they need it.

The 2nd Amendment moves men and women towards equality, by providing “equalizers”, so that the weak are not as easily oppressed by the strong.

The 2nd Amendment is *real* feminism.”

From your fingertips to the RINOs’ ears.


9 posted on 09/07/2019 2:50:37 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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Women do need protection from some men. And the 2nd Amendment insures that they can have it, if they need it.

The 2nd Amendment moves men and women towards equality, by providing “equalizers”, so that the weak are not as easily oppressed by the strong.

The 2nd Amendment is *real* feminism.

10 posted on 09/07/2019 3:44:50 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( The line that separates satire and Democrat Stupid has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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...but protection from these toxic masculine hegemons."

I think "toxic masculine hegemons" means "Men who won't pretend to not be men and will never be cuckolds for the sick pleasures of them toxic uber-feminists who lost all traces of femininity and womanliness...

11 posted on 09/08/2019 4:14:35 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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