Why "fun feminism" should be consigned to the rubbish bin

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88. I can see how someone might see it as radical. But truly, it is not.

Then why does the author state, several times, that it is in fact radical? If it isnt radical then she shouldnt use the term.

"according to us radicals"

"We need to bring back the radical edge to feminism"

"I do not want to see its radical edge co-opted by over-privileged, self-serving faux feminists."

"These "fun feminists", who have little or no idea about the theory or practice of this movement, take advantage of the benefits that radicals have fought long and hard for,"

"Heterosexual women know full well that most men run a mile away from proper, radical feminism"

"Until we overthrow male supremacy and admit that male power is the problem, not radical feminism, nothing will change."


If that is just an academic term, and is not actually radical, it needs to be qualified and explained. Considering the article is published in The New Statesman and not a feminist publication or academic journal, it would reason that the main audience is the general reader and not, as you state, specifically for feminists.