The Horror

Statutory Warning: Please don't read this if you suffer from high blood pressure.

So, recently I came across this website called Ladies Against Feminism. Now, if I had a modicum of sense, I would have Alt + Left Arrowed my way back to my Google home page, but as has been demonstrated previously, I am an idiot, so -

The writers who contribute to this website believe, variously, that feminism is responsible for society crumbing into anarchy and that a woman's place is - as God ordained - in the home, caring for her children.

Competitive sport is not recommended for women for the following reasons:

"This rigorous physical and mental training tends to make women more masculine. I think it is prudent to often ask ourselves “Can a woman do this activity and retain a Biblically feminine character?” With sports I think it will be difficult in most cases. Even some of the traditionally more feminine sports like gymnastics and ice skating are now influencing women to be more masculine.

The Bible talks about women developing a quiet and gentle spirit; I think sports fosters anything but that. They instead develop a competitive and contentious spirit that will cause them to have great difficulty in their marriages. I already mentioned that the effort expended on sports will hinder the development of wifely duties around the home; even worse is when a man has to compete against his own wife in the workplace and community."

These women would, as a point of principle, not vote for Sarah Palin because that would force Mrs Palin (no Ms for the Ladies Against Feminism) to put serving the country above serving her husband:

"I would be putting Palin in a position to neglect her highest calling as mother and wife in exchange for a lower position as Vice President. Her generational impact would probably be far greater over time investing in being there for her children and teaching them diligently from home."

I cannot even begin to catalogue all the very many things I find wrong with their reasoning. I'm generally a to-each-their-own person, but this website makes me want to smash things. I - I could rant for paragraphs on this, but I'll just quote Rebecca West instead:

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."