“But where Jones frames this as a clash between feminist factions ― 'One group of feminists will try to define sexual assault and another group will call them alarmists' ― it appears rather to be a modern elaboration of an age-old antifeminist tactic: Make it clear that you’ll give top dollar and top billing to women who are cool enough to trash feminist thinking, and at least a few women will do your dirty work for you.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism
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