Sunday, October 6, 2013

Flaws in Rollins's Arguments in "The Hypocrisy of Modern-Day Feminism"


The author of “The Hypocrisy of Modern-Day Feminism,” Timothy Rollins, claims that feminism has an “intolerance for those who believe in God,” and that this is somehow hypocritical. The first of these claims is not at all supported by the author’s evidence. He cites a case in which feminists did nothing to support a woman who was accused of murdering a couple in 1983. He claims that just because the woman, Karla Faye, became religious in prison, feminists ignored her case. What he completely ignores with this argument is that their lack of support for her likely had little to do with the fact that she was religious, and all to do with the fact that she was a murderer. The notion that feminists are obligated to support every woman even if she does something wrong is preposterous and exactly what Rollins points out is a flaw in their agenda earlier in the article. He blames feminists for supporting Kelly Flinn when she obeyed military laws and had affairs with her coworkers. It is hypocritical of Rollins to both condemn and expect the feminist movement to support women who commit crimes. The argument that this is hypocritical does not make any sense either. While discrimination of this kind is biased and wrong, it is no way hypocritical because feminism is not inherently linked to religion; you do not have to be non-religious (or religious) to believe that women deserve equal treatment to men.

2 comments:

  1. Very good analysis. You did an excellent job dismantling Rollins point about Kelly Flinn. Also, I like how your concluding sentence sought to separate feminism from other "leftist" movements such as atheism.

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  2. What logical fallacy is this? One could do any an entire analysis of how this article is fallacious (and creepy).

    I wonder if you can find any article from the time of the photo addressing definitions of feminism? Does it require feminists to support all women in all acts.

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