The Victory Nobody Admits: Women can vote, work, divorce, own property, lead countries. Every legal battle won. Yet feminism acts like it’s still 1920. Why? Because victory means unemployment for the movement itself.
Suffragettes risked prison, force-feeding, death. Their great-granddaughters risk… mean tweets about manspreading. Comfort activism - all moral superiority, none of the danger.
The System Loves It: Corporations monetize rebellion. Nike sells empowerment while paying factory women pennies. “Girl Boss” mugs, “Smash Patriarchy” shirts made in sweatshops. Dove preaches body positivity, Photoshops models.
Academia needs problems to justify departments. Media profits from rage clicks - feminist outrage vs anti-feminist backlash, same ad revenue. HR departments selling mandatory training.
The Skuf Trade: Real feminism meant building things, taking risks, competing. Modern version? Post hashtags, buy right products, signal correct opinions. Revolution as aesthetic. Activism as merchandise.
Easier to blame patriarchy than examine your choices. Didn’t get promoted? Sexism. Relationship failed? Male toxicity. Never: “What did I do wrong?”
Saudi women still can’t drive alone. Afghan girls banned from school. But Western feminists argue about air conditioning being sexist.
Which costs more - equality requiring sacrifice, or performed rebellion needing just WiFi?