Pajamas Media » When Rape Fantasies Involve Conservative Women, Feminists Are Silent
Last week, ten women were the subject of a cyber-rape. That is, without their consent, they were subjected to one misogynist, Guy Cimbalo, and his rape fantasies, which appeared in his
Playboy article titled “Ten Conservative Women I’d Like To Hate F***.” (The article has since been taken down.)
Perhaps you think “cyber-rape” is extreme. But consider what was said about Mary Katherine Ham:
You get this one pregnant, she stays pregnant. Karma’s a b****, isn’t it?
Implying that she wouldn’t want a baby resulting from rape, but because of her belief system, she’d have the child. Of course, she would deserve this treatment and fate, because Ham is pro-life. Carrying the baby would be karmic retribution for holding her disagreeable belief.
Cimbalo says of Amanda Carpenter:
She is also a columnist at TownHall, a website for illiterates who disprove evolution by their very existence.
She has been dealing with the fallout all week. Amanda Carpenter shared that on Monday — instead of working — she had to explain the controversy to her male coworkers. She said it was embarrassing and distracting.
So imagine, if you will, that the list consisted of liberal women bloggers. Imagine if
Amanda Marcotte,
Jane Hamsher,
Jill from Feministe, and some of the more vocal feminist bloggers made up the list. Right now, they’re all upset over a
National Review caricature of
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. (It’s called satire. Remember
this?)
First, the list would never be made. Why? Because
Playboy considers liberal women to be sympathetic compatriots. Ironically enough, they’re on the same team.
Second, the outrage would be vocal and ubiquitous.
Playboy made the miscalculation of assuming that conservative men are misogynistic pigs and, yes, sent the press release to them. They thought they would have a friendly audience that would link back.
Did liberal men bloggers get the list? Probably not, but
Playboy would have found more sympathy with them. As conservative women know, the most vicious attacks come from leftist male bloggers. Spending some time in the comment section of an opinionated conservative woman blogger will curl toes. It’s not for the faint of heart.
So a rape-fantasy list is fine for a “venom-spewing” woman. That’s right. Most women don’t deserve rape except for the ones who “have it coming.” You know, the girls wearing short skirts, they kinda ask for it.
It’s nice to see a modern feminist clarify her position. Cyber-rape is fine for
some people.
Most feminist women did what they abhor the most: they remained silent.
Rather than coming to the defense of the sisterhood, feminist writers and bloggers turned their heads. Conservative women get what they have coming. They aren’t sisters anyway. They are women who have the nerve to disagree with the “real” women. Real women have one central belief and that is the right to abortion.
Ray Cimbalo committed the crime that the
Playboy editors and public relations department set up. Feminist women watched the crime from the sidelines and did nothing. They remained silent. Feminist men
defended the cyber-rape.
Meanwhile, besides the women on the list and other conservative women media members (Megyn Kelly, Michelle Malkin,
Elizabeth Blakney, the Smart Girls ladies, etc.), who presented the most vociferous defense?
Conservative men. That’s right. Conservative men wrote ardently for of the attacked women.
Ed Driscoll,
John Hawkins,
Ed Morrissey,
Caleb Howe, Allahpundit,
Jim Treacher. One liberal man likely
lost his job for decrying Playboy’s misogynistic actions.
The feminist women remain silent. I don’t expect them to find their voices anytime soon. These are the same women who defended Bill Clinton’s sexual harassment and blamed the victims. These are the same women who savaged Sarah Palin based on her hair, her clothes, and her
choice to have a special needs child. And now, these are the women who stand by and watch other women get attacked because they are beautiful and believe differently. The feminists say nothing.
The fact is, feminists want conservative women muzzled. And evidently, even cyber-rape is an acceptable way to silence their ideological opposition. Duly noted.