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8 August 2011

Why “fun feminism“ should be consigned to the rubbish bin

If men like a particular brand of feminism, it means it is not working.

By Julie Bindel

What is feminism? A political movement to overthrow male supremacy, according to us radicals. These days, however, young women (and men) are increasingly fed the line from “fun feminists” that it is about individual power, rather than a collective movement.

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