What brought this on? I read this Atlantic article on Megyn Kelly, which details how she shapeshifted her personality and her views to be less confrontational and Conservative when she decided she wanted to become more mainstream. After years molding the Fox audience into what they are today, she thinks she can just wash her hands of it. I just find it hard to believe that any of these women actually stand for anything. The left, especially left leaning women, were chastised by some after the election for not being excited that Kellyanne Conway was the first successful female presidential campaign manager - but why would anyone be excited about this kind of person having more power and influence on our culture?
It is often stated as fact that Hillary Clinton was a liar. Some agreed, some justified, some disagreed, but regardless we all knew that Hillary actually stood for certain things and would fight for them. For instance, that she believed in universal healthcare, improving education, and in women's rights. When General Kelly decided to give up a little respect this week by calling a female congresswoman an "empty barrel" during what has been shown to be a rather untruthful speech itself... he should have been looking no further than most of the people standing at that podium these days.
I'm all for female empowerment, and it is good to see more females visible regardless, but I'm also all for people who act like humans who have an obligation to other human beings in at least some way, shape, or form. I just feel like it is important to note that these women may have been peppered into our lives under some guise of female empowerment, but it's likely the only real reason they are here is because they have no real scruples.
If there's one thing I've noticed about these highly-visible conservative blonde bombshells it's that their ideals are very counter-feminism. Ann Coulter once wrote that if women had not been allowed to vote, Republicans would have won every major presidential election, and uses that as a basis to argue that she would willingly give up her right to vote, and the rights of all women to vote, if it would only win the White House for the Republican candidate.
ReplyDeleteThere's no excuse for these kinds of sentiments and we shouldn't tolerate their presence in the public sphere just because they're women. They don't advocate for women's rights, they don't care about the feminist struggle. We don't owe them any support whatsoever, and I personally would sooner stand beside a feminist man who cares about women and women's issues than a woman who has spent her career whipping anti-feminist sentiment into a frenzy.
Also, for your entertainment, check out this video. It's rather relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVipPwhh1GQ