Monica Lewinsky Still Passing the Buck

[Rev. Rye]

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That’s the big problem with contemporary feminism: it latches onto multiple , often Contradictory, feminine archetypes from the strong to the helpless, and arrange it in such a way that the sympathetic parts are all true and the less sympathetic parts are all lies that need to die.

Yeah I feel like some forms of feminism try to have to both ways. On one hand they say women are independent and strong and have no need to be protected, etc etc. On the other hand they act like women are helpless victims all the time. So, which is it?

Whichever archetype fits the way the discussion's going at the moment.

Here's a passage from Slacktivist's blog on Left Behind that illustrates this problem perfectly:

If you ever encounter someone face to face who believes this, who insists that American Christians are “persecuted,” try to enjoy the ride. First remind them that America is, in fact, the wealthiest nation on the planet and that most Christians here enjoy a wonderful standard of living. They will argue, defensively, that this is because America is blessed by God due to its being a godly nation based on “Judeo-Christian” values. Repeat that back to them, though, and they will counter, just as defensively, that America is an ungodly place, a Babylon in which RTCs are a persecuted minority under constant threat from an elite majority [sic] in the schools, the media and the government. Repeat that back to them and they will change gears yet again, becoming even angrier and more defensive. How dare you suggest that America is Babylon? …
You can do this all day.

Those two, incompatible*** portraits of holy/unholy America don’t strike them as a contradiction because they both effectively serve the same purpose: self-congratulation. Both constructs reassure the persecuted hegemons that they are good. Or, at least, that they are better than those people over there.

Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist...XkeIygR.99

And, depressingly, this time around, it's a cause that I honestly believe in that's embracing this mindset.