The bipolar features of modern-day feminism are readily apparent in the everyday. But during and after elections, the hypocrisy reaches almost comic proportions.
Not long after Tuesday’s results came in, leftists rushed to place much blame on one group: white women. You see, females of the Caucasian variety had forsaken the sisterhood of progressivism and propelled The Patriarchy to victory in several key races. Somehow, this kind of free thinking is unacceptable to individuals with ceaseless praise for the capable female mind.
Among the very worst offenders who consistently reject ideological diversity is the Women’s March. It was no different in its reaction to the midterm elections.
There needs to be accountability and an honest reckoning. There’s a lot of work to do, white women. A lot of learning. A lot of growing.
We want to do it with you.
Stay tuned. https://t.co/nN0cFqqmy5— Women’s March (@womensmarch) November 7, 2018
Clearly, the group was disgusted at white women and their overall support for Republican candidates like Brian Kemp, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, (the non-white candidate in his race), and Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. Meanwhile, on the group’s website, its mission statement includes the desire to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change.” Many organizations caught up in the fight for this brand of social justice use the term “diversity” in reference only to physical variation. While we should praise inclusivity as it relates to outward characteristics, it’s imperative we recognize the diverse nature of thought. The Women’s March is entirely unwilling to do the latter.
In addition to the rejection of full diversity, the Women’s March goes completely against the most basic tenets of first-wave feminism. Instead of encouraging participation in the political process, Women’s March leaders seek to strong-arm female voters who don’t fall in line with a left-leaning agenda. Women are strong and independent, but should somehow vote uniformly along party, race, or gender lines. They believe a portion of women who vote Republican only do so because the men in their lives insist on it, yet label their own demands for the same as “progress.” They are no different than the bullies they claim to fight against.
It was 146 years ago this week, on Nov. 5, 1872, that leading suffragist (and pro-lifer) Susan B. Anthony made history by leading a small group of women to the polls to vote. Not long after, these trailblazers were arrested and fined for their gendered sins. The barrier-breaking victory was not in who they chose to support on the ballot but in exercising the freedom to be there in the first place. Almost 50 years after Anthony’s defiance, women were granted the precious right to vote by way of the 19th Amendment. Nearly 100 years later, white females who exercise that very right are told by a women’s group they’re doing it the wrong way.
The Women’s March is built on nothing but exclusivity. Instead of promoting life-affirming policies, its leaders loudly support abortion and encourage women to reject motherhood and unwanted unborn life. They refuse to denounce the pure hate of anti-Semitism and the connection that organizers Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory have to Louis Farrakhan. In addition, they shame females who exercise freedoms in a supposedly incorrect way. If any group is halting truth, freedom, and progress, it’s theirs.
Women are not and never will be a unified voting bloc. This is something both parties must understand if they desire to retain or capture the female vote in elections to come. As it stands now, those on the left side of the aisle have more trouble accepting the truth of ideological diversity than their counterparts. And while the Women’s March masquerades as being pro-woman, its post-election dictates tell the real story.
Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog and a senior contributor at RedState.com.
