“Marriage is not about equality. It’s about perpetuating male privilege.”

— Julie Bindel, U.K. Guardian, May 25

Julie Bindel is a British feminist notorious for saying that all males should be rounded up and put “in some kind of camp.” She is a radical lesbian who is against heterosexuality, per se. This anti-male ideology is endorsed by many leading feminists, including Professor Charlotte Bunch, Professor Marilyn Frye, Professor Sheila Jeffreys and others. As Professor Susan M. Shaw and Professor Janet Lee declare in their textbook Women’s Voices, Feminist Visions, all women are oppressed by “heteropatriarchy,” a system of “inequality and privilege.”

Quite obviously, therefore, marriage is incompatible with feminism, and Julie Bindel wants to make sure everybody understands this:

Dress it up, subvert it, deny it all you want — marriage is an institution that has curtailed women’s freedom for centuries. But instead of rejecting the patriarchal and outdated tradition, some feminists have decided to “reclaim” it. We may have progressed since the Industrial Revolution, where Mary Wollstonecraft described marriage as “little more than a state of legal prostitution,” but let’s not kid ourselves. Even today, marriage is not about equality. It’s about perpetuating male privilege. Being given away by your father may seem cute and romantic, but it stems from a time when women were seen literally as their father’s, and then their husband’s, property. The majority of brides still opt for a white gown, but the implication that brides should be virgins is both ludicrous and insulting to women. That a female who has had sex is somehow spoiled goods goes against everything feminists claim to stand for. I know feminists who have taken their husband’s name because they say it’s easier. Easier than changing your personal email address, utilities bills and bank account details, I suppose. You’re basically being branded, so anyone who sees your name knows immediately who you belong to. Even if a woman does away with all these traditions, accept it — marriage can never be a feminist act. It has formed the backdrop to women’s oppression for centuries and it continues to do so. Forced marriage, child brides and polygamy all show how human rights of women and girls all too often go hand-in-hand with marriage. It was not until 1991 that rape in marriage was made a criminal offense in England and Wales, and today it is still perfectly legal for a man to rape his wife in 47 countries worldwide. If you want to get marriage, then just get on with it, but please stop pretending that because you’re a feminist, it’s some kind of subversive statement. I love Snoop Dogg despite his woman-hating lyrics, but I don’t pretend that listening to him is a feminist act, and women should stop pretending that marriage is anything other than a tool for their own oppression. Anyway, as the late human rights lawyer Paula Ettelbrick said, “Marriage is a great institution, if you like living in institutions.”

You can argue with Julie Bindel about the details of her anti-marriage rant, if you wish, but I never argue with feminists. All I do is quote them, so that everyone understands what I mean when I say Feminism Is a Totalitarian Movement to Destroy Civilization as We Know It.

Of course, it would be impossible for feminists to be oppressed by marriage, if men did not make the mistake of marrying feminists. Honestly, I can’t imagine why any man would do such a foolish thing:

Never talk to a feminist.

Guys: Learn to take a hint. Learn to walk away.

If a woman tells you she is a feminist, say nothing and walk away.

No feminist wants to hear what a man has to say, and life is too short to waste your time taking to feminists. Just walk away.

Leave feminists alone, and then they can complain about that.

Avoiding feminists, however, does not mean that a man is not oppressing feminists, to whom the very existence of males is oppressive.

Can't wait to tell my wife she's been perpetuating male privilege for 27 years. https://t.co/ai6PCllmJ6 @bindelj pic.twitter.com/3xJ6xpyyLb — FreeStacy (@Not_RSMcCain) May 30, 2016















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