Why I am a Post-Feminist
People have criticized me elsewhere for describing myself as a Post-Feminist. They say things like "There are still millions of women being raped every day across the globe - how can you say we don't need feminism anymore?"
This weekend I was blessed with a perfect rebuttal.
Feminism has been shouting for decades that No means No.
Imagine the following scenario: A man says to a woman "Don't take this the wrong way, but I find you very interesting, and I would like to talk more. Would you like to come to my hotel room for coffee?" The woman says "No, thank you." Hearing this, the man says no more to her and leaves her alone.
Feminists should be happy with this outcome. But they aren't.
No, because feminists want a world where men can't initiate sex. They might say that what this man did was wrong because:
1) It was 4 a.m.
2) They were alone in an elevator
3) He was drunk
But none of those things matter - it might've been 4 a.m., but hookups happen at that hour, too. He also probably didn't ask in the company of other people because he wanted to give her the option to be discreet. He also probably wouldn't of had the courage to ask her if he were completely sober.
But no - none of this matters because No means No isn't good enough apparently. The new feminist moto is "Everything means No!"
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