Peter Wright

Feminism and Romance Literature

According to a recent poll only 18% of U.S. people consider themselves feminist.1 On that account we can expect readers of romance novels to comprise not more than 18% feminists, and likely far less due to the fact that feminists disparage traditional approaches to romance…. at least according to their rhetoric. A more generous National Geographic/Ipsos survey2 …

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Here’s what happened to Esther Vilar after she angered feminists

When Esther Vilar published her book The Manipulated Man she was beaten up by four young women in the toilet of the Munich State Library who were angry about her perspectives.1 According to her own statement, her emigration from Germany goes back to this. The following account detailing her ongoing experience of violence by feminists was …

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What’s in a suffix? taking a closer look at the meaning of gyno–centrism

There appear to be some confused understandings of the word gynocentrism, so this piece will explore a little discussed part of the term: -centrism. This suffix makes a restrictive demand that women are most important interest we might hold. The Cambridge dictionary describes centrism the following way: The fact of having a particular type of …

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Anti-Gynocentrism is the Only Anti-Feminism That Matters

Men’s Rights Advocates have often watched with bemusement as newcomers arrive declaring support for men, with a resume saying just one thing: “I’m an antifeminist,” as if that were all we needed to know. Because antifeminism and men’s rights activism is synonymous, right? That’s literally what they assume. With the resume tabled they quickly move …

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