Feminism & Equality: A Different Perspective

"Equality has been at the heart of civil rights movements for decades but what we have failed to see is that in striving for equality we cannot help but reinforce the unquestioned preexisting structures of society which, themselves, may be at fundamental odds with true freedom for all."

Click on the link below for an in-depth look at what the feminist movement may be overlooking in striving for equality:

Forget Equality, Embrace the Feminism of Freedom

The Truth About Feminism

"I decided to call an audible and give us a mini-break from the intense philosophy and physics stuff, and instead invite expert Lydia Smith on to break down an extensive set of studies into the question: do feminists hate men? This is one of those interesting questions where on one hand, I could imagine that attitudes toward men might certainly be different among those who self-identify as feminists vs those who don't. But on the other hand... the man-hating feminist is definitely a myth perpetuated by the right to try to discredit the movement... So what does the science say? Find out!"

Click on the two links below for research debunking the claim that feminists hate men:

Do Feminists Hate Men? (Part 1)

Do Feminists Hate Men? (Part 2)

The Intellectual Dark Web

In the last few years, there has been a small but growing movement to counter the ideas and activities of feminists ("Me Too") and anti-racists ("Black Lives Matter"). It has coalesced under the loose umbrella of the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). The "unofficial" Digest of the IDW is an on-line magazine called Quillette.

An inquiry of "Quillette" on the fact check website Media Bias Fact Check revealed the following:

• It is a "Questionable Source" based on the promotion of racial pseudoscience and the use of poor sources.
• A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency, and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence. Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis.

Following are links to more information on this group: 

The Intellectual Dark Web Explained
Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web
Another Side of the Evergreen State College Story

Feminism: Overtaken By Pseudoscience?

"Few in a modern, liberal society would doubt the historical benefit of feminism. For a society to be prosperous and just, respectful treatment and equality of opportunity must be extended to all. But modern feminism has advanced well beyond its laudable origins to encapsulate an ideology that is increasingly detached from reality."

* Click on the link below for details:

Is Modern Feminism Incompatible with Science?

* Caution: the link is to a website that is at least mildly conservative with the possibility of bias against feminism (link)

More Post-Modern Philosophy Exposing Itself

"Is there objective knowledge about the world, or is everything equally “true”? Of course there’s objective knowledge, for if there wasn’t, we wouldn’t be able to make predictions that worked, cure diseases, or achieve any progress, practical or otherwise."

Is the idea of objective knowledge sexist? Is there a “woman’s way of knowing”?