Phyllis Chesler, whose Feminist bona fides cannot be questioned IMO, here laments how she has been relegated to the ranks of the ignorant by the New York Times (wherein she used to publish.)
As I asked a few days ago... isn't anyone interested in truth any more? Must Feminists play this game? Must we all be 100% "Liberal" on every count, in order to be considered Feminists at all? To be heard??
WHO IS MAKING UP THESE RULES FOR US???
Since when do we give (mostly male) editorial boards more power than we give the soldiers in our own ranks?
Please note that I am not taking sides in the Israel/ Palestine conflict. I am merely pointing out that a Feminist ought to be able to call it as she sees it. And not be censured by western media sources. Indeed, this tendency of our *supposedly* Feminist intelligensia, to disqualify dissenters has ... in many ways ... led to an untimely "Death of Feminism."
Oh, the lies we tell our daughters (and sons.) For shame!
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It has become insane. What we do in the name of tolerance and multiculturalism now defies all common sense.
ReplyDeleteIt's also amazing to me, many people have no problem criticizing the Catholic church, the Mormons, the "Religious Taliban" in the United States, but when it comes to Islam suddenly we must embrace all these oppressions done in the name of religion. It's as if people see a nativity set in a mall as an example of horrendous religious oppression, but building a mosque that women aren't even allowed to enter through the front door, is a worthy cause needing our support. No Christmas trees at the airport, that's offensive, but supporting a religion that forces women to pray in segregation so they don't contaminate the rest of the congregation, that's okay.