Feminism
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The Guardian : Being a woman in China is getting harder. But in Chengdu, female-only spaces are flourishing
Feminism in China framed as marginalized and restricted in public discourse
Contextualisation of feminist activism being driven underground; contrast between past protests and current cautious strategies highlights exclusion from open political life
“In the 2010s, small groups of women took to the streets to protest against domestic violence and sexual harassment. They were detained, harassed and surveilled.”
The New York Times : Being Straight Is Great, Actually
Certain strands of feminism are framed as overly negative, politicizing personal choices and contributing to romantic disillusionment
[loaded_labels], [narrative_fram conflating personal and political]: The article critiques feminist heteropessimism for blaming men structurally and making relationships seem politically compromised.
“It’s the same type of thinking that leads contemporary young women to ask, “Why does having a boyfriend feel Republican?””
New York Post : Netflix’s ‘Ladies First’ Movie Isn’t Nearly As Feminist As It Thinks It Is
The film's version of feminism is portrayed as illegitimate and essentialist
The article argues the film reduces feminism to a simplistic reversal of gender roles rather than challenging them, using loaded language and moral judgment to delegitimize its approach.
“Ladies First isn’t nearly as feminist as it thinks it is—it’s just good ol’ fashioned gender essentialism.”
Daily Mail : Tradwife says cooking 'a few meals a day and making sure the house looks nice …
Feminism is reframed as fundamentally about individual choice, legitimising traditional roles
[narrative_framing] and [appeal_to_emotion]: The article allows Grace to redefine feminism around personal autonomy without challenge, presenting this as the 'core' of feminism and implicitly delegitimising structural critiques.
“'For me, at the core of feminism is that women are able to choose the life they want to live. The fact I'm choosing this way, how can that mean that I'm anti-feminist?'”
The Globe and Mail : The reports of the death of straight womanhood were greatly exaggerated
Progressive feminism framed as having failed or misdirected its focus
The author critiques post-MeToo feminism for misdiagnosing sexism as rooted in heterosexuality itself, portraying it as having pursued performative rejection of men rather than structural equality.
“The post-MeToo years were not an overcorrection against patriarchy but a misdirected adjustment, as though the underlying problem were not sexism but the sexual orientation of virtually all womankind.”
Fox News : Phyllis Schlafly was right: America must put babies and mothers first
Portraying feminism as actively harmful to women, children, and families
The article frames feminism as a destructive ideology that misleads women and devalues motherhood, using sweeping generalizations and moral condemnation.
“Phyllis Schlafly rightly saw that feminist ideology devalued motherhood.”
Fox News : Dana White mocks concerns about so-called 'toxic masculinity,' warns society has 'displaced' young men
Framing feminism as socially destructive and causally linked to demographic decline
The article attributes declining birth rates and 'weak men' directly to feminism without evidence, using causal claims presented as fact, a form of editorializing and cherry-picking.
“I'm a strong believer in that, like, when feminism started increasing in our country, so did the decline in the birth rate because, as they told women, you need to be equal to a man”
The Guardian : ‘Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women’: Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in …
Mainstream feminism is failing to address systemic crises
The article frames mainstream Western feminism as inadequate and overly individualistic, contrasting it with Walter’s call for a more systemic, crisis-responsive eco-feminism. This constitutes a performance judgment.
“Feminism in the mainstream has become very associated with quite a narrow kind of individualism – sort of, ‘You go, girl’, give zero fucks, your ambition and your aspiration is all-important”
news.com.au : Walking tour celebrating Australian women’s history sparks backlash
Feminism is framed as illegitimate and unwelcome by detractors
The article quotes multiple emails dismissing the tour as 'feminist rubbish' and accusing it of pushing a false narrative, thereby highlighting attempts to delegitimize feminist efforts to reclaim historical space.
“It’s just more of the same feminist rubbish being shoved down everyone’s throats.”
The New York Times : ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Made Me Miss the #Girlboss Era
Contemporary feminism is framed as ineffective and disillusioned, in contrast to past ideals
Cherry-picked failures and dismissive language are used to depict modern feminism as having lost its way, particularly among younger women.
“India is a conservative, but her critique is shared by many on the left who dismiss the idea of “dream jobs” with the declaration, “I do not dream of labor.””