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Davis, Fluke And Dunham: Liberal Feminism’s Rage Spiral
the daily caller ^ | 11-6-14 | Matt K. Lewis

Posted on 11/06/2014 4:15:39 PM PST by Coleus

Radical liberal feminism — the kind that likes abortion on demand and taxpayer-funded birth control — has been rejected at the polls. Or, at least, it’s been a really rough week, or so. And I’m not just talking about the fact that Sen.-elect Cory Gardner effectively pushed back on the “war on women” narrative by defeating Colorado’s ”Mark Uterus.”

The story also played out in Texas, where — writing about the race — Mollie Hemingway observed: “Wendy Davis was the face of ‘War On Women’ Politics. How’d that go?” And it played out in California, where Sandra Fluke lost a bid for the state Senate.

And! It played out all across the nation, as conservative women won historic elections. As I noted at The Week: “West Virginia Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and Iowa’s Joni Ernst, for example, will both become the first female senators ever elected from their respective states. New York’s Elise Stefanik last night became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. And Utah’s Mia Love became the first Haitian-American member of Congress. I could go on…” (Meanwhile, it was a slightly less good night for liberal female candidates like Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.)

But culture is more important than politics, and it has also been a rough few days for the “war on women’s” cultural voice of her generation (okay, voice of a generation), Lena Dunham.

Let’s start with the fact that — in spite of appearing in “Rock The Vote” PSAs, urging young folks to rock their vote in the midterms, Dunham was among the many celebrities who didn’t bother to vote in the last midterm.

But her troubles exceeded this evidence of rank hypocrisy. After conservative writers noted some disturbing revelations in her new memoir, which they argue constitutes sexual abuse of her younger sister, Dunham entered a “rage spiral” on Twitter, canceled public appearances, and threatened legal action against the conservative site Truth Revolt.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Colorado; US: Iowa; US: Kentucky; US: New York; US: Texas; US: Utah; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: california; colorado; corygardner; elisestefanik; feminism; gracedunham; iowa; joniernst; kentucky; lenadunham; lundergangrimes; mialove; newyork; rockthevote; sandrafluke; shelleymoorecapito; texas; utah; waronwomen; wendydavis; westvirginia
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ha, ha, you lost. so, how about moving out of the country.
1 posted on 11/06/2014 4:15:39 PM PST by Coleus
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To: Coleus

Feminist rage spiral = mad cow disease


2 posted on 11/06/2014 4:19:27 PM PST by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: Coleus

Kaci Hickox is up next!


3 posted on 11/06/2014 4:22:14 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Coleus

Tough night Tues for “celebrity” Democrats.

Although Fluke lost to another Democrat, since the top two finishers in the primary were both Dems. But she did get to p*ss away about 600 grand of her husband’s dough.


4 posted on 11/06/2014 4:24:00 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: 60Gunner
Feminist rage spiral = mad cow disease

It turns one into a man:

rachel mad cow

5 posted on 11/06/2014 4:25:29 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
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To: Coleus
Radical feminists are not only losing to conservatives.

They're also in a catfight with transgenders.

The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism (New Yorker 8/4/2014)

6 posted on 11/06/2014 4:26:00 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: Dr. Ursus

Huh. Kaci still has the Rep gov to answer to as he won reelection.


7 posted on 11/06/2014 4:29:12 PM PST by tioga
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To: freedumb2003

That’s a dude.


8 posted on 11/06/2014 4:31:00 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Coleus

I think if I were an interviewer of Ms Dunham, I’d just screw with her and ask her “Ms Dunham, you do know, don’t you that the Statute of Limitations for Child Molestation have no time limit, don’t you?”

“Given this, we’d like a statement from you......for the record.”


9 posted on 11/06/2014 4:32:14 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: freedumb2003

Yeah....she’s really smart....passed by her on the surf the night before the election where she was saying “all these pot amendments questions, gay marriage amendment questions, et al on the collective ballots is such a GOOD thing to get that vote out and win some Democrat seats, tomorrow. I love it!


10 posted on 11/06/2014 4:34:18 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: freedumb2003

LOL!!


11 posted on 11/06/2014 4:39:12 PM PST by NewCenturions
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To: freedumb2003
Feminist rage spiral = mad cow disease

It turns one into a man:

An ugly man at that!

12 posted on 11/06/2014 4:50:48 PM PST by Senator_Blutarski
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To: MUDDOG
Radical feminists are not only losing to conservatives. They're also in a catfight with transgenders. The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism (New Yorker 8/4/2014)

The various factions of the Dem party can only stay at peace with each other as long as they get shares of an ever-growing pie. If the pie ever shrinks, so that the factions come into competition with each other, the situation will explode.

13 posted on 11/06/2014 4:52:47 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: PapaBear3625
True.

The link I posted is an amazing account of how insane the subgroups were that feminism splintered into.

The revolution eats its young indeed.

14 posted on 11/06/2014 4:57:32 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: nascarnation

Sandra Fluke spent 600,grand on the campaign? And she can’t afford birth control?? What the heck???


15 posted on 11/06/2014 5:14:35 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Coleus

“Fluke and Dunham” sounds rather nasty if you soften the “d” of “and” and remember that “Fluke” rhymes with “puck”.

Fluke an’ Dunham.


16 posted on 11/06/2014 5:14:38 PM PST by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: Gaffer

I’m serious.

Who is Dunham?


17 posted on 11/06/2014 5:17:08 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
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To: Graybeard58

Spare yourself, it is better that you do not know.

Ignorance really is bliss on this.


18 posted on 11/06/2014 5:19:12 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

She married a “Hollywood producer” who is the son of a wealthy Pennsylvania bank executive. Father in law is a long time big Democrat donor.


19 posted on 11/06/2014 5:21:58 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: Graybeard58

The female writer producer wunderkind and star of HBO’s “Girls.”

A skank


20 posted on 11/06/2014 5:34:00 PM PST by Gaffer
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