Feminism – Excerpted

“#MeToo arises from the failure of empowerment feminism”

23 February 201822 February 2018 Drew KaplanAmerica

Once told to be hotties (even judges wanted to be hotties!), girls were next told to empower themselves by being hot employees, as both the culture and corporations set aside long-standing concerns about sexual harassment[…]

“The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy”

7 May 20172 May 2017 Drew KaplanFamily

The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy. Unfortunately, there’s no robust feminist ideal to counter it. Instead, we fall[…]

“…the question of whether halakhah excludes women from holding specific roles or offices”

3 May 201620 April 2016 Drew KaplanHalakhah

…the question of whether halakhah excludes women from holding specific roles or offices. From a feminist perspective, there is no question that any rule which restricts women in that way is immoral, especially if there[…]

“One of the challenges for Modern Orthodoxy in particular is to enable halakhic conversation across the feminist/nonfeminist divide”

2 May 201620 April 2016 Drew KaplanModern Orthodoxy

One of the challenges for Modern Orthodoxy in particular is to enable halakhic conversation across the feminist/nonfeminist divide. There is no doubt that some halakhists see feminism as a pernicious ideology, while others – myself[…]

“The emphasis on sexual freedom permitted the taming of radical feminism to fit the capitalist society from which it emerged”

10 December 20159 December 2015 Drew KaplanGender

The emphasis on sexual freedom permitted the taming of radical feminism to fit the capitalist society from which it emerged. If sex was understood as a commodity that women were choosing to consume, then its[…]

“The anointing of sex positive feminism has… permitted the transformation of a deep and complex feminist movement into one that helps brand magazines and sell lingerie to women…”

6 December 2015 Drew KaplanGender

The anointing of sex positive feminism has, over time, permitted the transformation of a deep and complex feminist movement into one that helps brand magazines and sell lingerie to women who can imagine themselves emancipated[…]

“Why do we rewrite the rules, effectively disempowering women to protect themselves from the risks of their own behavior?”

11 November 20153 November 2015 Drew KaplanGender

“Reframing the Victim” struck on what seems to be a strangely flawed feminist logic on preventing sexual violence on campus. Bazelon writes, “Student activists argue that the burden [to reduce the risk of rape] should[…]

“The main goal of attacking the Modern Orthodox efforts so vigorously, then, is not to dictate Modern Orthodox behavior but to clarify the limits of ‘Haredi feminism'”

11 August 201510 August 2015 Drew KaplanHaredim/Haredi-ism

There is a “silent” revolution taking place in which Haredi women are increasingly taking on more prominent religious leadership roles. One of the main frameworks for these transformations is the field of outreach. The rise[…]

“The humor and pathos of “Louie” come not only from the occasional funny feelings that he has about his privileges…but also, more profoundly, from his knowledge that the conceptual and imaginative foundations of those privileges have crumbled beneath him”

22 December 201422 December 2014 Drew KaplanTelevision

The humor and pathos of “Louie” come not only from the occasional funny feelings that he has about his privileges — which include walking through the city in relative safety and the expectation of sleeping[…]

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Tag: Feminism

“#MeToo arises from the failure of empowerment feminism”

“The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy”

“…the question of whether halakhah excludes women from holding specific roles or offices”

“One of the challenges for Modern Orthodoxy in particular is to enable halakhic conversation across the feminist/nonfeminist divide”

“The emphasis on sexual freedom permitted the taming of radical feminism to fit the capitalist society from which it emerged”

“The anointing of sex positive feminism has… permitted the transformation of a deep and complex feminist movement into one that helps brand magazines and sell lingerie to women…”

“Why do we rewrite the rules, effectively disempowering women to protect themselves from the risks of their own behavior?”

“The main goal of attacking the Modern Orthodox efforts so vigorously, then, is not to dictate Modern Orthodox behavior but to clarify the limits of ‘Haredi feminism'”

“The humor and pathos of “Louie” come not only from the occasional funny feelings that he has about his privileges…but also, more profoundly, from his knowledge that the conceptual and imaginative foundations of those privileges have crumbled beneath him”