Dangers of wooing a feminist
IF you’ve ever had the misfortune to stumble on a feminist website, you’ll understand my confusion about whether they’re serious or satirical.
In this age of social justice activism, it is difficult to discern what is real and what is parody.
Hyperbole, victimhood and a comical lack of self-awareness are typical in the work of feminist writers.
As one of the most popular feminist websites, Everyday Feminism is a reliable source of unintentional comedy through its absurd takes on the world.
Currently featuring on the site are pieces on Healing from Toxic Whiteness, 15 Comments Polyamorous People Are Tired of Getting, Four Things That Suck About Going To The Doctor As A Gender Non-binary Person, and 10 Steps To A Fat Shamefree Thanksgiving.
Who said political correctness isn’t funny?
But it’s a piece on dating, 10 Things Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask On a First Date, that has a heady mix of inanity and insanity.
“The personal is political,” says the author, and if you’re not “true accomplices in the fight against white supremacy, queerphobia, and misogyny”, then you don’t deserve a second date. Even before the entree arrives, you will be asked about your support for the Black Lives Matter movement and expected to “decentre your whiteness”.
The next question is about your thoughts on gender and sexual orientation.
If you’re not fighting to dismantle the patriarchy and gendered roles, then you’d better collect your coat, you monster.
“Ignoring trans-misogynoir would be to deny one of the biggest, most despicable problems that we face,” we’re told. And if you have to Google trans-misogynoir, you’re going to be in for a rough night.
Next, you will asked about how “you work to dismantle sexism and misogyny in your life”. Have some practical examples ready.
Question 4 looks interesting – what are your thoughts on sex work? – but sadly, it’s not.
Here we have another word needing a Google search; pro-heauxism.
Apparently you must be pro-sex worker if you want to dismantle the patriarchy, and the sex workers you support should preferably be “trans women of colour”.
Next for a probing is your attitude to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (as understood by a first year arts student regurgitating Twitter propaganda).
You should be a supporter of the hateful “Boycott, Divest, Sanctions” movement if you don’t want to be labelled a bigot.
Here, acceptable answers centre around “understanding how Europeans committed genocide against indigenous populations”.
Question 7 seems simple enough: Do you think capitalism is exploitative?
Of course, it is if you subscribe to the twisted world view of intersectional feminism. It’s strange that people who exchange sex for money must be celebrated but “anti-capitalism is imperative if you have an understanding of systemic racism, the prison industrial complex, the 13th Amendment and exploitation”.
Now the focus shifts to your views on open borders and illegal immigration.
“It’s mind-boggling that borders are even a thing,” the author writes. Like, totally! Then it’s time to discuss Islam. “Don’t waste your time and energy on dating someone who thinks that Islam is inherently violent or misogynistic.”
Yes, child brides, honour killings, FGM, forced veiling and the systematic subjugation of millions of women in the Muslim world are just inconvenient facts easily ignored.
Concluding the first date interrogation is a question about “allyship” of disabled people and the importance of not using “ableist slurs”.
It’s worth remembering that despite their preaching, intersectional feminists share a great deal in common with white supremacists.
Both groups are populated by unpleasant dolts who refuse to accept personal responsibility for their failings and share an obsession with race, gender, religion, sexuality and victimhood.
If you find yourself on a date with one, my advice is to abscond and never look back.