Ella Whelan

Feminists believe that women should be protected from certain aspects of public life, including speech..... Feminists do not want to engage in aspects of life they disagree with. Instead, they want to silence what they don__ like through censorship and criminalisation. Feminists believe that women need protection from words.Finally, contemporary feminists do not believe that women are independent, free-thinking individuals. Feminists promote a cliquey, sisterhood mentality, but not through a collective and positive sharing of ideas. They__e the kind of group you__ encounter at school who would shun you if you weren__ wearing the right kind of hairband. Today__ feminism is opposed to criticism and nuance, refusing to allow women to form their own opinions or challenge preconceived ideas.

Women__ liberation fought for the right of women to leave the home and become involved in the public sphere; feminists now want to convert this realm into a series of safe spaces and censored zones. If you don__ like what someone says to you on the street, say something back, put your headphones on, or just laugh _ it__ really not that bad.