The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism

By Rebecca Solnit

"[...]Things change. They change for the better because we make them change, or for the worse because we don’t show up or lose the battle. But if you forget the sheer profundity of the changes of the last several decades, you can mourn what the right is trying to do to pretty much everything from the climate to women’s rights without seeing that what they’re really trying to do is change things back, to return to their version of the good old days that for a lot of us were the bad old days. That’s a reminder that we changed a lot of things, and the fact that they’re not happy about it should feel like confirmation that these changes matter.[...]"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/feminism-isnt-dead-rebecca-solnit?CMP=share_btn_url

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The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism

People love to declare the death of the women’s movement, pointing to the ‘failure’ of #MeToo or the Epstein files, but don’t give up the fight just yet, writes Rebecca Solnit

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We owe it to every victim of Jeffrey Epstein to better protect women and girls in Britain. And we will

I am furious that women and children have to endure a crisis like this for progress to become politically possible. But I will seize this moment, says minister for violence against women and girls Jess Phillips

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Epstein said he was ‘asked everyday’ for advice on #MeToo: ‘So many guys reaching out to me’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/06/epstein-files-metoo #JeffreyEpstein #MetooMovement #Women #Gender #UsNews
Epstein said he was ‘asked everyday’ for advice on #MeToo: ‘So many guys reaching out to me’

Files released by DoJ reveal the financier engaging in efforts to blunt the impact of the movement as it was gaining ground

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Woody Allen’s wife, Soon-Yi Previn, told Epstein that #MeToo movement ‘went too far’

She also smeared teen victim of former congressman Anthony Weiner as ‘despicable and disgusting’ , files show

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Today as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we would like to remember some cases of Violence in Rock and roll History, to never be repeated again.

https://vibesmagazine.blog/women-in-rock-and-roll-breaking-the-silence-on-male-violence/

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Women In Rock And Roll: Breaking The Silence On Male Violence - VBMGZN

The history of rock and roll celebrates rebellion and freedom, but for decades women in the industry have endured systematic violence and exploitation. 67% of women in the US music industry report experiencing sexual harassment ERIC, with 37.1% of women experiencing intimate partner violence CBC throughout their lives. Icons like Tina Turner broke decades of silence when she detailed sixteen years of abuse by Ike Turner in her 1986 autobiography, sparking conversations when domestic violence was rarely discussed publicly. Courtney Love warned about industry predators years before MeToo. Kathleen Hanna and the riot grrrl movement created alternative spaces where women could make music safely. This article explores how women rockers have confronted male violence—from intimate partner abuse to industry-wide exploitation—and examines why the music industry remains complicit in allowing predatory behavior to persist.

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Lawrence Krauss, Martin Nowak: The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/professors-jeffrey-epstein-relationships.html

Release them NOW!!!!!!
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‘I wrote a book about toxic male comedians – they hate not being in control’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/09/i-wrote-a-book-toxic-male-comedians-hate-not-control-24601299/

Jennifer Lawrence says she didn’t need an intimacy coordinator on new film as co-star Robert Pattinson is ‘not pervy’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/jennifer-lawrence-intimacy-coordinator-robert-pattinson-die-my-love-pervy #JenniferLawrence #RobertPattinson ##MeToomovement #Filmindustry #Culture #Gender #Film
Jennifer Lawrence says she didn’t need an intimacy coordinator on new film as co-star Robert Pattinson is ‘not pervy’

Speaking as their film Die My Love is released, the actor joined a number of other famous names questioning the value of the new roles

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