Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Lori Alexander Rails Against Feminists

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— Lori Alexander, The Transformed Wife, Has Feminism Made Women Better or Happier? October 19, 2018


  1. That Other Jean

    Has feminism made women better or happier? Yes, Mrs. Alexander, it has. It has made them more independent, better educated, more able to choose for themselves what roles they will play in society. It has freed them to reject the “protection” of men, should they choose to do so, and make their way in a world that is not confined to home and family. Feminism has given women both a voice and a role in their government, their religions, and their workplaces, judged by the same standards and paid at the same rates as the men beside whom they work. There is a long way to go before we achieve genuine equality–hence the protests and marches to which you object–but we value the gains we have made, and will continue to make. Feminism is about equality and choices, including the choice you have made to embrace home, family, and patriarchy. That used to be a fact of a woman’s life, not a choice.

  2. Rachel

    Umm. Phyllis Schafly also insisted that there is no such thing as rape in marriage. That the very act of marrying a man means that a woman has given permission for sex whenever, wherever, solely on the husband’s terms (even if his wife has just given birth, even if his wife is ill.) Any woman who believes that is an enemy of women and an encourager of abuse.

    What made Lori Alexander like this? She has no words of kindness for women, she has only criticisms and negative judgements. Women shouldn’t vote, in her view. Women shouldn’t go to college (though Lori herself did.) If asked, she’d no doubt say “I am only following the Lord”. . .but Jesus was, if anything, very accepting of women who stepped out of the conventional roles.

  3. ObstacleChick

    Well, feminism helped me. I was able to go to a good college. I was able to get a job where I have spent 23 years working through the ranks to a top position. My husband, also well educated, was able to start his own business that allowed him to be home in the daytime with our children – and he as a trained educator was WAY more suited for child rearing than I was. Our kids ate bright, well behaved, learned how to examine situations and make good decisions, and are equally comfortable interacting with people of both genders. I would say feminism has positively shaped my family. I am not nasty and wearing a vagina costume, but I can be if I want to be, and that is ok. (Lori needs to brush up on history- WWI particularly easily the most useless war on modern times.)


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