Comments on: Amanda Marcotte: Feminism as Paranoia http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/ HotAir.com's Greenroom Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:12:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Treacher http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 Jim Treacher Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:46:19 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=1175#comment-3566 Feminism just means you think women should have the same rights as men. All the rest is crazy people latching on. Feminism just means you think women should have the same rights as men. All the rest is crazy people latching on.

]]> By: TheUnrepentantGeek http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 TheUnrepentantGeek Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:43:39 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=1175#comment-3505 <blockquote>The Other McCain on April 28, 2009 at 8:10 AM</blockquote> There are many, many flavors of feminism, and they aren't the same. Marcotte's just nuts.

The Other McCain on April 28, 2009 at 8:10 AM

There are many, many flavors of feminism, and they aren’t the same. Marcotte’s just nuts.

]]> By: The Other McCain http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 The Other McCain Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:10:14 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=1175#comment-3475 <blockquote>Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism as Charles Manson has to the Beatles.</blockquote>I disagree, Jim. I think she distills the essence of feminism, which is a <a href="http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2008/12/feminist-mythology.html" rel="nofollow">radical egalitarian ideology</a>. More accurate to say Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism that Pol Pot has to Marxism.

Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism as Charles Manson has to the Beatles.

I disagree, Jim. I think she distills the essence of feminism, which is a radical egalitarian ideology. More accurate to say Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism that Pol Pot has to Marxism.

]]> By: Bill Ramey http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-3464 Bill Ramey Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:06:29 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=1175#comment-3464 Marcotte is an extreme example of an ideological alchemist, someone who can take any issue and turn it into something else. Hence abortion isn't about whether or not it is morally permissible to kill a fetus, but about the evil patriarchy punishing women for having sex. Likewise, the suggestion that it's better for a woman to marry in her 20s, regardless of the evidence for or against it, is inherently suspect and is an attempt by the patriarchy to yada yada yada ... It's best to avoid arguing with ideological alchemists, because their world-view is self-sealing and conspiratorial. Marcotte is an extreme example of an ideological alchemist, someone who can take any issue and turn it into something else. Hence abortion isn’t about whether or not it is morally permissible to kill a fetus, but about the evil patriarchy punishing women for having sex. Likewise, the suggestion that it’s better for a woman to marry in her 20s, regardless of the evidence for or against it, is inherently suspect and is an attempt by the patriarchy to yada yada yada …

It’s best to avoid arguing with ideological alchemists, because their world-view is self-sealing and conspiratorial.

]]> By: Jim Treacher http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/04/27/amanda-marcotte-feminism-as-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 Jim Treacher Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:26:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=1175#comment-3460 Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism as Charles Manson has to the Beatles. Amanda Marcotte has roughly the same relationship to feminism as Charles Manson has to the Beatles.

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