If I kneel down and agree to serve your corporate masters, Jessica, will I get a better pay raise this year?

This article is so empty of evidence and full of paranoia, she might just as well have written "feminists eat the flesh of babies!"

And purely as a niggling technical point, therapy was very, very chic in the fifties and early sixties, probably much more so than today (as the writer Dan Wakefield once said, if you had pretensions to be an intellectual, you had to be in psychoanalysis).

This review of the book on the Amazon site is priceless. I think it speaks for itself:

"American women have become the most spoiled, over-pampered, vile, nasty human beings on the face of this planet. They use and abuse men and call themselves the victims. They seem to be incredibly self involved most of them hate men. This book finally tells the truth and shows modern american women are unfit as wives and mothers. If you are an american man and you are thinking about marriage to one of these vile monsters, better read this book first."

Wow. Bitter table for one! Good thing my main goal in life is not to be a wife and mother since being an American woman I am so OBVIOUSLY unfit. ;)

"American women have become the most spoiled, over-pampered, vile, nasty human beings on the face of this planet. They use and abuse men and call themselves the victims. They seem to be incredibly self involved most of them hate men."

Well...[bats eyes]...one does one's best!

"I will respond with clarity."

well that was a lie right off the bat. There's not a damned thing that makes sense in that article.

I'm probably just saying that because I'm serving the three Evil E's by not having children though. Sssshhh don't tell.

I was reading the article, thinking I was going to email her and then she used the phrase "new world order" and I had a flashback of smoking weed and using mushrooms while watchin Jack VanImp and I thought "She's one of those people". There is no reasoning with the new world order bunch. I've tried and tried with a friend of mine that used to drone on and on about the gold standard, etc. etc. I thought that movement died when my friend moved on to scientology, but I guess he just moved on to something less crazy. You could refute her article point by point (and I am sure a poster that is smarter then I am will do so), but the fact remains that you can't reason with people who are ardent supporters of nonsensical bullshit, you just have to make sure people that haven't made up their mind yet understand the other side of the story.

Ayla,

I totally agree, her article made little to no sense. Literally, I am still unsure as to how she thinks feminism and no freedom are connected.

She should spend a little time in a shelter for battered women. Jeez.

This article is so empty of evidence and full of paranoia, she might just as well have written "feminists eat the flesh of babies!"

Wait... you mean we don't?

::slowly puts down succulent baby flesh::

"If you are a woman in today’s new world, I suggest you read The Cultural Devastation of American Women."

(i.e. PLEASE, EVERYONE, READ MY BOOK!)

notice that almost ALL attacks on feminists center on our supposed hatred of babies and marriage. the only two things "women" should be good for in many peoples view. the attacks never truly address any real issues with any actual stances the feminist movement has, and the idea that every woman should have a choice turns into "you hate children". its amazing, the spin these people put on things.

It's as if "Finger Quotin' Margo" and the cast of "Curtis" collaborated to create an article. Maybe she's just upset because feminists wouldn't turn that "rap" junk down.

I also read the article thinking I would respond, but I wouldn't even know where to begin. The world she describes doesn't sound anything like the world I live in. There is not one bit of logic or evidence or sense in that article, it is just a bunch of fantastical paranoid nonsense. The only thing that worries me is how many people would read her stuff and be swayed by it?

I've never understood how anyone could actually believe these conspiracy theories. Nixon couldn't hide a break-in. Clinton couldn't even hide a little blow-job. What on earth makes anyone think that governments are capable of hiding vast and world-altering conspiracies?

Hmm. The only thing I can think of that would be a suitable response for that tripe would be that Calvin & Hobbes strip where Calvin says something to his teacher, the middle panel portrays her as an alien speaking gibberish to Spaceman Spiff, and the last panel is him back in class saying, "What?!"

Maybe with the first balloon 'shopped to say something relevant about feminism.

I suspect that it's Pat Robertson (“Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.�) in drag.

Wow, that review by "Allan Rosen" in Nashville, TN was... interesting. But he forgot to throw in a reference to the Ladder Theory.

I don't think I've ever read a more incoherent article.

Does she not have an editor?

And did she write like that in college? I can't imagine turning something like that into a professor! (I googled her, and she apparently has a master's degree.)

Oh no not Witchcraft practicing Feminists! The world is going to end! AHHH!
So, what do people think when they encounter women like me? I have a somewhat successful marriage, a wonderful little boy who I love dearly-- even if I am his 'slave' in that he needs me. But I push him to be independent.
Ok ok, I practice Wicca, which would make me a witch, so the end of the world is my fault.
What I really don't understand about it all, is why can't we just be able to choose what we want to do? Men can decide what they want to do. If they want to be single and drink and have lots of sex that's perfectly acceptable. If a woman wants to do that, ah well, there's something wrong with her.
And of course more women are on anti depressants, look at the world we live in! I'm surprised I haven't had a blood vessel explode in my head. People are constantly bickering about what a woman can or cannot do (i.e. abortion, be single, enjoy sex and not care about the condition of her hymen). I've been told I can't do things because I'm "just a woman." There are a lot of people alive today because I can't... we won't go there.
I always associated freedom with having the ability to choose what lifestyle you want. Freedom of religion means any religion, so take your pick there are hundred out there. However you choose something that is not either Jewish or Christian (no offense to anyone) then you are constantly harassed, people are always trying to convert you or condemn you. I get it quite frequently, because I am not afraid express myself. It's what I have chosen, and I was told that I have the freedom necessary to choose.
When I had a girlfriend, before I met my husband, people would gawk and stare at us and whisper among themselves. We are told we're free, so that meant I had the right to choose to get to know the same sex a little bit better. (Still prefer men though).
I feel the same way about abortion. We are free, so we should have the right to choose if we want an abortion or not. If you don't agree with it, you shouldn't be able to guilt trip women for wanting to have one. You don't have the right to trample over someone else's freedom of choice. IT's not like there are big signs in front of these places that exclaim "ABORTIONS DONE HERE." Or at least I haven't seen one. I see protesters picketing in front of places that do them... and they manage to not kiss the hood of my car one more day.
This lady obviously needs to get out a little more and meet people, more specifically feminists. Every group has their bad apples (i.e. the Church has Pat Robinson) and the Feminist movement has it's too. But to say all feminists hate men and children is just way out there in left field. Someone needs to reel her into the short stop position so she can actually see what is really going on.
People like her don't solve problems. They spew their opinionated ideas with no research done so they can't possibly understand anything. People like her create more violence and anger. We have plenty of that going on without needing more idiots like her contributing to it.

So... as a male feminist, I'm not sure how to take that last quote.

Hee hee. I wrote her a scather. Subject line: YOU ARE THE DUMBEST WOMAN EVER TO WALK THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

I made sure to remind her that her freedom was won on the backs of, ew, "feminists" (gasp!) who were jailed and spat on for their views. What an asshole.

"The feminist movement was crafted by the one-world political initiative and invented to create and sustain global depopulation goals. That is and remains the primary mission of the feminist movement."

WHA?

Does she really, honestly believe this crap? I don't think I've ever heard anyone on any of these feminist blogs say anything like that, but I could be wrong since I'm one of THE DUMBEST WOMEN TO HAVE EVER WALKED THE EARTH.

This article is actually hysterical!

I mean, who the hell takes beef with the "global education movement?" And who the hell thinks depopulation is a problem?

I have come to the conclusion that Ms. Levant is confused and unstable. Alternatively maybe she is more clever than any of us. I don't know anything about this lady, but maybe she is doing this as a joke. It's like something I would do just to have some fun.

What do you think?

"The feminist movement was crafted by the one-world political initiative and invented to create and sustain global depopulation goals. That is and remains the primary mission of the feminist movement."

Translation: It's the Jewwwwwwwws!

Seriously, that is the most likely basis for her beliefs. The use of "one-world initiative," "new world order," and "global depopulation goals" all point very heavily (though not 100%) toward the old "Jews are trying to run the world and destroying the oh-so-powerful white race is the first item on their agenda" conspiracy.

Her railing against feminism for changing a woman's role from baby machine to independent human being also supports this idea. You see, "they" want to stop the white race from reproducing by slowing our birth rate and mixing us with other, "inferior" peoples.

I can't say 100% that she believes what I just outlined above, but she is trafficking very, very heavily in the memes of the white supremacist and anti-semetic communities.

I do not think Ms. Levant is doing this as a joke. I think rather that she probably feels very threatened by something. I skimmed through some reviews of her book on Amazon and there were some telling things in there (I have not read the book itself and I am aware that there is danger in commenting on a book one has not read, so I will try to avoid too many assumptions on the content of the book).

One reviewer says that the author writes while "Humbly acknowledging her own failures as wife and parent". That seems quite significant to me - she feels that she has failed, and her work apparently stems from that feeling. Sadly, she appears to have misdirected her feelings of failure into an attack on feminism.

The same reviewer also states that "And while men and fathers are to blame for society's ills as well, Levant makes her focus those who have primarily and historically been the nurturers of the children." This highlights a key problem -- the burden is way too frequently placed on the woman to both be the full-time caretaker and have a career. Of course some women are going to fail when they attempt to do that. Maybe the solution is not to send all women back to the kitchen but to encourage men to participate more fully as caretakers and nuturers of their children. Just because women have historically been the primary caretakers of children does not mean that they must forever carry that burden.

I'm bad. I just sent her an email from "Christian" perspective. I pretty much told her she was going to hell for spewing hate and that she was in my prayers. I even sent it from my seminary email account, which is especially naughty considering that I'm a Pagan Witch--but, hey, I've studied enough Christian Theology to get to the proper tenor of voice.

If someone ever accuses me of hating marriage and babies, I'm going to say, "Yeah, so?" in a completely blase tone of voice. I reckon they expect defensiveness, and being confronted by what is to their lights a completely unfazed antichrist would probably rattle them a bit. (I've used similar techniques on other nutters before, as I love to watch their heads explode.)

Bring it on, nutters!

So... as a male feminist, I'm not sure how to take that last quote.

I think men like you and me are supposed to be the "brothers in crime" she mentions.

Personally, I find her charactorization of all feminists- all women- as "depressed and unhappy" or "miserable, overworked, and suffering due to separation from their children."

I think one of us is "dim-witted." Can we say "projection?"

The scare quotes are pretty out of control, though. Maybe I should start "using them." Do you think it "adds" to my "writing?"
Probably "not."

Er. Should have been "I find her characterization of all feminists... puzzling."
Most of the feminists I know aren't any more depressed or over-worked than the non-feminists, and many of them are actually much less depressed and miserable.
Pissed off?
Sure. Why not? There's a lot to be pissed off about.

And to the world’s feminists – I say this: You are the dumbest women who have ever walked the face of the Earth.--Nancy Levant

Most of the feminists I know aren't any more depressed or over-worked than the non-feminists, and many of them are actually much less depressed and miserable.--roymac

Without feminism, I would have been dead by 25. Absolutely.

How dumb do you have to be to imply that people who are like you are dumb? Why would you actively promote negative stereotypes of yourself, or campaign for the reduction in your own "rights"?

I can't even wrap my brain around it. I'm going to write her and ask her if she has low self esteem, perhaps she should see a "mental health" professional. I'll post my note to my blog.

I think someone said she has a master's degree?? I tried googling here and couldn't find ANYTHING about her educational background. Every article says she's a "life-long writer" who has worked with children.

Talk about glowing credentials...

But, clearly, I'M the dumb one, getting a doctorate degree from a top university and whatnot. One of the dumbest women in the world, in fact.

I'll be sure to pass the word along to my parents and grandparents so they'll stop being proud of me.

Huh? I confess, maybe it's because I'm one of the "dumbest women on the earth," but I tried to read the article and it ended up sounding like the adults on Charlie Brown. Wah wah wah wah....

She can thank feminists for the fact that she's getting the opportunity to spew her hatred-laden nonsense over the interned. What a moron.

"If you are an american man and you are thinking about marriage to one of these vile monsters, better read this book first."

Am I the only one who gets the impression this douche is endorsing mail order brides? What better in this guys mind than a foreign subservient woman, if she doesn't speak English ,she can't bust your balls!

"Some say freedom is free... you better check your history"

Old Army cadence a DS called in Advanced training. Course it's about war. But she really needs to look into the history of women's rights. Women fought for us to have the right to vote, have a career, to make something of ourselves than being ignorant and stupid pregnant and barefoot in the kitchen.

Vanity presses at their, um, best (or whatever). Y'all do know that I could give that publishing company my credit card number and get a hundred bound copies of my grocery list, complete with ISBN and Amazon listing--right?

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"American women have become the most spoiled, over-pampered, vile, nasty human beings on the face of this planet. They use and abuse men and call themselves the victims. They seem to be incredibly self involved most of them hate men. This book finally tells the truth and shows modern american women are unfit as wives and mothers. If you are an american man and you are thinking about marriage to one of these vile monsters, better read this book first."
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Ha. I clicked on that guy's name (curious whether it was a sarcsatic review, but the stack of negative reviews on female singer-songwriters suggests otherwise). I saw that he also reviewed a bag of potato chips. Seriously.

"American women have become the most spoiled, over-pampered, vile, nasty human beings on the face of this planet. They use and abuse men and call themselves the victims. They seem to be incredibly self involved most of them hate men."

Uh-huh. That's why I'm sitting in an apartment, unable to work, getting severely limited funds from the state because I was denied many things that entail (and are essential to) a normal, productive life by my parents. And I'm living with my boyfriend and want to marry him because I love to abuse him and because I hate men so much. Nope. It's not because I love him at all. And he wants to marry me because I'm a spoiled, self-absorbed brat.

*rolls eyes*

It's such a damn shame stupidity isn't painful.