Category — Feminist Theory

The “consent” conversation

Jennifer Kesler

I got the "sex" conversation from my mom when I was little. Basic mechanics, how it relates to pregnancy, that sort of thing. Over the years we had other, more spontaneous conversations about other aspects of sexuality. Including the issue …

May 7, 2007   13 Comments

On how feminism supposedly destroys femininity

Jennifer Kesler

Here’s something I’ve heard a lot in my years on the planet:
“Feminism was a nightmare”¦Women lost this feminine side by trying to be feminists. I’m totally against this. I think that we are different genders, so we have to get …

May 1, 2007   6 Comments

If anything makes women hate men, it’s not feminism: it’s patriarchy

Jennifer Kesler

I’m dumbfounded every time I see someone blame feminism for making women into “man-haters”. Not just because it’s untrue - personally, I’ve never met a feminist who hated men - but because the only women I’ve known who hate men …

April 24, 2007   15 Comments