Seeing feminists falling out with each other is always a bizarre treat but Noami Wolf, Kirsty Wark (BBC 2 Newsnight) and Louise Bagshawe MP do so on Newsnight. It was all based on Noami's Guardian piece.
It was never clear what exactly was being said but Noami did say feminism is about equality not sure radical anti-male feminists think so. Would be also much easier if defendents were anonymous unless guilty but it is clear that with Conservative MP's like Louise Bagshawe there is no chance of men getting a fair hearing in this government. She is on the backbench but not for long no doubt.
Posted by Skimmington
Naomi Wolf is becoming much less a feminist and much more an egalitarian. It is great to witness this influential woman, still labelled a feminist, arguing for fairness in the genders. Very different to her talk of a decade ago.
The insistence by Wark that there is no evidence that anonymity hurts rape victims is made right over the top of the statistical evidence that Wolf tried to present, illustrating how countries that have anonymity have low conviction rates.
Anonymity hurts victims AND those accused.
Posted by: Douglas | Monday, 10 January 2011 at 17:55
I agree.
It ends with Naomi Wolff stating feminism is about equality and should not mean special treatment for women. She should be applauded for stating this on national television. Its about time. She is actually an ally here. The mens movement should seek those and realize that true feminists can help us and we should do all we can to support those who believe it true equality and not special status for women. I certainly have a different view of Ms Wolff now that she has publicly made these statements which supports the mens movement of true equality. Our biggest mistake in my mind is labeling all feminists as anti male when true equality individualist feminists are not. Ms Bagshawe is clearly the opposite hypocritical feminist looking for special treatment.
Posted by: Charles | Monday, 10 January 2011 at 18:10
I agree Charles. There are many women feminists or not who don,t support this current vogue for gender feminism. Just as there are many men all too ready to support the warped notions of this special pleading from the chattering and political classes. Frankly more men need to pay attention. I'm afraid it is an ideology of the political class not one of the parties. Though nu labour was perhaps most in thrall to it.
Posted by: Groan | Tuesday, 11 January 2011 at 21:47