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The Morality Pageant - X's Audrey Horne

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Every time I think the anti-woke stuff is wearing out its welcome, another piece appears to exemplify the healthy and growing appetite for the more punitive expressions of the Right. Still, it’s shocking to see people praise Helen Andrews’ feminization essay as “seminal” or “necessary” in any way given how thoroughly this territory has already been mined. Lomez has been writing about the same topic (the Longhouse) for conservative outlets since at least 2023, and was interviewed by Ross Douthat for the New York Times earlier this year; Helen is hardly the lone “truth-telling” woman, either: Anna Khachiyan routinely mocks female emotion as narcissism, and Allie Beth Stuckey—again on Interesting Times—has been crusading against what she calls “toxic empathy.” Each repeats the same refrain: that women are manipulative, sentimental, and prone to weaponizing their tears. I hardly need to explain why this discourse is so attractive right now. Add up enough years of virtue signaling and, of c

Yes I do have a constructive vision in mind, which I will write at a later time. For now, please enjoy this critical essay. Every time I think the anti-woke stuff is wearing out its welcome, another piece appears to exemplify the healthy and growing appetite for the more punitive expressions of the Right. Still, it’s shocking to see people praise Helen Andrews’ feminization essay as “seminal” or “necessary” in any way given how thoroughly this territory has already been mined. Lomez has been writing about the same topic (the Longhouse) for conservative outlets since at least 2023, and was…

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