Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts. Radical feminists seek to abolish patriarchy by challenging existing social norms and institutions, rather than through a purely political process. This includes challenging the notion of traditional gender roles, opposing the sexual objectification of women, and raising public awareness about rape and violence against women.
Early radical feminism, arising within second-wave feminism in the 1960s, typically viewed patriarchy as a "transhistorical phenomenon" prior to or deeper than other sources of oppression, "not only the oldest and most universal form of domination but the primary form" and the model for all others. Later politics derived from radical feminism ranged from cultural feminism to more syncretic politics that placed issues of class, economics, etc. on a par with patriarchy as sources of oppression. Radical feminists locate the root cause of women's oppression in patriarchal gender relations, as opposed to legal systems (as in liberal feminism) or class conflict (as in anarchist feminism, socialist feminism, and Marxist feminism).
New York Radical Feminists (NYRF) was a radical feminist group founded by Shulamith Firestone and Anne Koedt in 1969, after they had left Redstockings and The Feminists, respectively. Firestone's and Koedt's desire to start this new group was aided by Vivian Gornick's 1969 Village Voice article, "The Next Great Moment in History Is Theirs". The end of this essay announced the formation of the group and included a contact address and phone number, raising considerable national interest from prospective members.
Central to NYRF's philosophy was the idea that men consciously maintained power over women in order to strengthen their egos, but also held that women internalized their subordination by diminishing their egos. This analysis represented a rejection of the two other prevailing theories of women's subordination current at the time – Redstockings' "Pro-Woman Line", which emphasized men's subordination of women and women's often deliberate adaptations to that reality, and The Feminists' theory that emphasized women's subordination as being rooted in the unconscious playing out of internalized sex roles.
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However, they have now said that Baker will not be given a platform ...Aaron Chown/PA ... Baker made the comment – which the court heard was a slur standing for “trans-exclusiuonary radical feminist” – at a TransPride rally in the capital ... .
"I've become a radical feminist as I've gotten older, just because I see that women are truly one of the oppressed groups, probably possibly the most oppressed group in the world.
(Neil Gaiman photo from IMDB) ... Many have since dropped any support for the franchise, expressing distaste in keeping Rowling afloat through royalties as she continues voicing out her trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) views ... P.
... are radical. They were developed, identity politics was spearheaded by black feminists who wanted intersectionality, who said, we can tackle capitalism, we can tackle racism, and we can tackle sexism.
Tate has denied all wrongdoing ...That's probably me and President Trump ... sometimes a 'low-rent, anti-feminist talking head,' at other times 'an anti-Semitic radical who's willing to violate any taboo for the fringes.' ... He cannot leave Romania ... .
‘It’s a book by a lady intellectual,’ I began ... A self-described radical feminist in the 1960s and 1970s, Vivian Gornick says that that flame has died down a bit now (she was 79 when this book was first published ten years ago) ... Most popular ... .
Maisel's blend of comedy, drama, and feminist ... Set against the backdrop of the swinging ’60s, the show offers a taste of industry glamor alongside the characters' political and feminist radicalizations.
“I think it’s more leftist, Hollywood elitists trying to get a foothold, making Maryland a guinea pig for these ultra-extreme, radical feminist movements that are going on,” Szeliga said.
Those that aren’t detoxing out of choice are doing so out of fear ... Some even dubbed us Terf Island for these efforts, turning a slur used against “trans-exclusionary radical feminists” into a light-hearted nod to British pluck ... .
... 2017 after she was elected co-chairman of the party’s RadicalAssociation ... Terf stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist and is often used as a slur against those with gender-critical views.
In his role as the BBC's director of programmes, Sir David proposed the radical show in December 1972, and it aired for a decade from April the following year ... One of his final acts in his latter role was to propose radical programme Open Door.
Baltimore Sun
12 Jan 2025
Baltimore Sun
12 Jan 2025