"In political science and popular discourse, the horseshoe theory asserts that the far-left and the far-right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear political continuum, closely resemble one another, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together".
Liberal feminists appropriate the logic behind this theory to compare radical feminists with MRAs, MGTOWs and misogynists in general, thus elevating their morals over ours.
"Radical feminists are ugly femcels"
"Radical feminists should get a good f*ck"
"Radical feminists are conservatives"
"Radical feminists enforce gender roles"
"Radical feminists are white supremacists"
"Radical feminists side with men"
"Radical feminists are prudes"
These are a few reasons why libfems associate us to actual misogynists, none of them based on actual facts.
However, as some of you may know, the horseshoe theory has been challenged by another one, that is way more descriptive and accurate.
"[...] Centrists enable fascism with such predictable frequency that the Left has come up with an alternative to horseshoe theory: fish hook theory. Leftists pushing fish hook theory argue that there is a strong intersection between centrist neoliberalism and fascism, and that the freedoms of the former can lead to the rise of the latter."
Which, applied to our discourse would look like this:
"But how does liberal feminism pander to misogyny? 😢"
Liberal feminism works with rebranding.
It virtually does nothing for liberating women from their oppression, because it's way too subversive and exhausting.
Liberal feminism just gifts women palliatives, relaunching oppressive measures that men crafted to manipulate women's appearances and behaviors as empowering and revolutionary.
Nothing makes men happier to see so called "feminists" encouraging young women to be bimbos, to sell their body on onlyf*ns, to sexualize themselves, to pander to pedophilic man-made beauty standards.
Liberal feminism is surely better than none, but the whole "well, it's not totally good for women, but it's better than raging internalized misogyny y'know" won't bring us anywhere.
Aim at total, unconditional liberation.
Aim at destroying the entire world patriarchal order and rebuilding an equal society from scratch.
Aim at what's best for you and your sisters.
