anti-kink/kinkphobic radfems reblogging DDLG/CGL posts to scream âthink of the children!â (incidentally exposing their followers to it whether they liked it or not) was a major catalyst in the formation of anti-shipping rhetoric & the resulting communities, which are massive sex-shaming engines of hatred & fear-mongering.
and a major reason exclusionism took off so well is b/c radfem lite⢠ideology & rhetoric has been pushed & popularized on tumblr for years before that.
hereâs some radfem lite⢠rhetoric you may have encountered on tumblr:Â
men are the literal worst. they are the source of all evil. kill all men
men are constantly invading womenâs spaces to trick/trap them into having sex with them.
violence against/harassment of women is always primarily related to their secondary sex characteristics OR their failure to cater to men
the only form of consent that counts is enthusiastic consent
internalized misogyny is the only reason women harm each other
women are soft, sweet, smart, kind, community-oriented, nurturing, never ruled by impulse or sexual desire, etc. women are just Better than men in every way
compulsory heterosexuality is the main reason cis women think theyâre attracted to cis men
rape culture is so powerful a force that itâs impossible for women to consent to uncoerced sex with men
BDSM communities are full of abusive men looking for women to beat
women who âsexually caterâ to men (by dressing provocatively, doing sex work, having kinky sex with men, working in the porn industry, etc) harm other women by doing so
women who indulge/acknowledge/enjoy their sexual attraction to men harm other women by doing so
gender isnât even a thing. itâs literally not real (âgender criticalâ)
any one of these things on their own might seem kind of reasonable, especially when caged in flowery language or carefully implied instead of stated outright. and some of them have a grain of truth in them that lends them that fleeting sense of legitimacy.
but buy enough of them, and youâre well on your way into the radfem fold - and all the demands of perfect self-control, sexual purity, & virtuous behavior it places on you. (ironically ⌠just like misogynists. whom they happily ally themselves with.)