Category Archives: Wendy McElroy

Skepticism and Criticism of Eugene Kanin’s Study Of False Rape Reports

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Ampersand

[Shorter Amp: Eugene Kanin famously found that 41%, or perhaps 50%, of rapes reported to police are false. Kanin's study is both badly designed and unverifiable; more reliable studies have found that between 2% and 8% of rapes reported to … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Wendy McElroy | 88 Comments  

False Allegations Of Rape Not Common – Or Are They?

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Abyss2hope

The Countess As I had expected, the news about the woman who has been ordered by a judge to take her children to see their father, the man who had raped her, is bringing out the claims by men’s rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Wendy McElroy | 35 Comments  

Pedophilia Fears Contributed to Child's Death

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Ampersand

It’s a rare day in Mudville that I agree with Wendy McElroy… The toddler wandered from her nursery school, Ready Teddy Go, through a door left open. A bricklayer named Clive Peachey drove past her in his truck. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men, Wendy McElroy | 55 Comments  

The narrowness of "equity feminism"

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Ampersand

(This is the third of three posts on “equity feminism” and “gender feminism.”) (Part one) Part two) Ironically, although self-dubbed “equity feminists” often say they’re continuing the traditions of first-wave feminism, it’s doubtful any first wave feminists would have signed … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Christina Hoff Sommers, Feminism, sexism, etc, Wendy McElroy | 29 Comments  

Wendy McElroy unskeptically says our age lacks skepticism

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Ampersand

In her latest column, foxnews anti-feminist (and “ifeminist”) Wendy McElroy tells the story of Norma Khouri, a longtime con artist who wrote a fraudulent account of honor killings in Jordon. Wendy’s point is that people nowadays aren’t skeptical enough: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Wendy McElroy | 6 Comments  

Wendy McElroy on Koss: Seven mistakes in two sentences

Posted on April 30, 2004 by Ampersand

I don’t expect Wendy McElroy to report anything accurately (she does write for FOX, after all). Still, her discussion of Mary Koss in a recent Foxnews column included two sentences, which were a simply amazing example of McElroy’s inability to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Mary Koss controversy, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Wendy McElroy | 10 Comments  

Ampersand has been readings stuff lately, oh yes, my precious, he has been

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Ampersand

PinkDreamPoppies wrote earlier this week that “vacuums are from hell.” He didn’t know the half of it. (Via Skippy). Echidne of the Snakes celebrates the latest milestone in women’s sports: The Lingerie Bowl. Check out Noli Irritare Leones for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms, Wendy McElroy | 17 Comments  

Can conservatives be feminists? (redux for the 100th time)

Posted on September 5, 2003 by Ampersand

So, anyhow – can conservatives be feminists? My answer is “yes, but.” Yes, in my opinion, conservatives can be feminists. But, in my opinion, most of the conservatives who call themselves feminists aren’t. Why? Because feminism is – and always … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Wendy McElroy | 43 Comments  

Further thought on that Wendy McElroy column

Posted on September 5, 2003 by Ampersand

Sara at Diotima, who says I’m her favorite lefty blogger (aw, shucks!), has a good point about the Wendy McElroy FoxNews column I blogged about yesterday. The McElroy column, as you may recall, is premised on the idea that Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Wendy McElroy | 7 Comments  

Why don't anti-feminists know anything about feminism?

Posted on September 4, 2003 by Ampersand

Wendy McElroy, in her latest FoxNews column, is worried that mainstream feminism is going to reject Christian feminism. Who is a feminist? The answer is about to expand to include Christian feminists. Zealots who patrol the ideological walls of established … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Wendy McElroy | 14 Comments