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In reply to the discussion: "Seen On DU": Ed Meese Approves of this thread! [View all]Major Nikon
(36,922 posts)I've posted a few times about how rad-fem "theory" was developed by people with zero background or education in any sort of human behavior. Those that weren't college dropouts typically had liberal arts degrees. The woman who came up with "male-gaze" had a background in cinematography. It doesn't get any better with the rest of it. Predictably what they came up with was simply psychobabble intended for the consumption of the ignorant masses who would believe it because it told them what they wanted to hear. It's not that hard to convince people they are a victim, especially when everyone agrees who the scapegoat is. When you throw in a few misleading statistics, like women earn 77 cents on the dollar compared to men, you create a body of evidence that at least seems to support your "theory". Finish it off by conflating race discrimination with gender discrimination and the conspiracy theory (the "patriarchy" is complete. Like most conspiracy theories they get imbedded into its believers by the claim that those who disagree or offer conflicting evidence are just part of the conspiracy and are not to be believed under any circumstances. Even other feminists who happen to disagree are written off as tools of the patriarchy and not "real feminists", and their circular argument comes full circle.
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