I always thought it was kind of a terrible term even in my early days on the internet, but TERFs would indeed fall under this nowadays. But alas, the only people who used it were angry anti-feminists, so I think it’s never going to come back again.
It’s more like they evolved. Conservative opposition to feminism has become institutionally entrenched, so there’s not really a need for the ecological niche of “White Guy who Makes Cringe Reaction Videos to CRAAAAZY Feminists” anymore
Nah, I don’t think they did. The thing is that nowadays anyone who claims to be an anti-feminist gets instantly clocked as a misogynistic incel, so they hide behind the “protecting women” idea now.
I always thought it was kind of a terrible term even in my early days on the internet, but TERFs would indeed fall under this nowadays. But alas, the only people who used it were angry anti-feminists, so I think it’s never going to come back again.
What makes you think that angry anti-feminists have gotten quieter over the years?
It’s more like they evolved. Conservative opposition to feminism has become institutionally entrenched, so there’s not really a need for the ecological niche of “White Guy who Makes Cringe Reaction Videos to CRAAAAZY Feminists” anymore
They didn’t, they just don’t think Nazis are bad anymore
Oof, the reality of this statement caught me offguard.
Nah, I don’t think they did. The thing is that nowadays anyone who claims to be an anti-feminist gets instantly clocked as a misogynistic incel, so they hide behind the “protecting women” idea now.