![]() ![]() ![]() The Left’s Use of the Feminist-Nazi Comparison to Justify Violence Against WomenĪlthough liberals and leftists have widely decried the use of the term “feminazi,” recognizing it for the misogyny that it is, this has not prevented them from using this comparison to push their own agenda: specifically to excuse the silencing and sometimes violent abuse of women with whom they disagree. So, as the alt-right started to abandon the term in favor of the ironic “Jewish Feminist” conspiracy, the left picked up the slack on the Feminist-Nazi comparison. While “feminazi” was initially associated with right-wing trolls, the rise of the alt-right has decreased the distance between right and genuine fascist ideologies - including anti-Semitism, violent xenophobia and racism, and, yes, misogyny. Godwin’s feminist corollary reads:Īs an online discussion about sexism continues, the probability of a woman who speaks out being called a feminazi approaches 1.īased on colloquial use of the term, it seems that the “feminazi” label is applied when men feel a woman has stepped too far out of line in demanding her own equality and liberation. Godwin’s law states that:Īs an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. The term actually became so popular that in 2013 an internet “law” was determined around it: Godwin’s Feminist Corollary. Others online described the “feminazi” as someone who is “bitter” and sees men as the “enemy.” The top-voted Urban Dictionary definition of the term describes a feminazi as a woman who yells at men for holding doors for her, “There’s a big difference between fighting for equal rights and just being a bully.” (It’s worth noting that in this example, the “polite” man immediately calls the woman a “mean bitch” for her objection.) The word has been used to justify the targetting of women who spoke out about sexism in professional environments, just as British Barrister Charlotte Proudman who was called a “feminazi” and professionally blacklisted for calling out a sexist message she received on LinkedIn. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.”Īnd “Feminism was created to force popular culture to accept ugly women.” If there’s any question that this term is rooted in misogyny rather than genuine concern for human life, one must look no further than Rush Limbaugh’s other statements on feminism: “If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it and I’ll tell you what it is. Entire crowds of women who attempted pro-choice marches or protests were painted with the term, such as in 2004 when he said, “The pro-choice crowd, the feminazis who marched in such rage and anger on Sunday…” in reference to activists working with the Feminist Majority Foundation. Soon enough, it became clear that any woman who resisted patriarchy in any way could be considered a feminazi. When challenged on his use of the term, he regularly insisted that it was only used to refer to a handful of extreme feminists “to whom the most important thing in life is seeing to it that as many abortions as possible are performed.” However, he often used the term to describe entire organizations and assigned the title to women like Gloria Steinem or Anita Hill - women who certainly campaigned for women’s equality, yet could never even remotely fit his narrow definition. Appearing first in his 1992 book, The Way Things Ought to Be, Limbaugh defined a “feminazi” as a specific type of feminist: one who is “obsessed with perpetuating a modern-day holocaust: abortion.” ![]() How did we get here? Rush Limbaugh Popularizes “Feminazi”Īlthough he claimed the term was coined by economics professor Tom Hazlett, Rush Limbaugh was primarily responsible for popularizing it. Where Limbaugh simply used the term to belittle, insult, and infuriate feminists - leftists are using it to justify violence against feminists. The leftist misogynists, though, are taking it a step further. ![]() While liberal/leftist men’s rights activists had picked up where Limbaugh left off and adopted the Feminist-Nazi comparison for themselves. The alt-right has switched to insulting feminism for being too “Jewish” The misogynist tradition of comparing feminists to Nazis may have been started by the right by shock-jock Rush Limbaugh but, now, as the right increasingly embraces more and more Nazi ideology, a curious reversal has occurred. The long history of comparing feminists to Nazis. ![]()
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