"Woke" includes transgender ideology, which conflicts with some feminist perspectives - "Roughly half of the anti-reform submissions came from Christian conservative groups, which traditionally oppose abortion and same sex marriage; the other half were submitted by women’s groups that fight for these rights."
Christian Right and some UK feminists ‘unlikely allies’ against trans rights
"Cancel culture" emerged from the internet not feminism - "In the pre-internet era, public backlash unfolded slowly. Scandals took weeks or months to circulate in newspapers, on TV, or through word of mouth. Today, outrage travels at the speed of a retweet, a share, or a TikTok clip. When someone crosses a line—or even appears to—the court of public opinion is ready to pass judgment immediately."
Cancel Culture: Social Media’s Sword of Public Opinion
I am not talking about specifics. We can all find specific examples that will be different or have some individual nuances. Such as social media being an influence in itself.
I am referring more to culture wide patterns of thinking. Such as the masculline patterns of thinking that prevaded male dominated institutions and societal norms.
Feminism was a rightful rising up against injustices against women. Like civil rights was to racism. But as feminism became more successful and has achieved equality there has been an overcorrection. Now we are seeing the opposite of masculline dominated insitutions and norms. Its become the femine pattern of thinking within institutions and norms.
This is due women now achieving dominance in a growing number of industries. Its a natural phenomena just as it happened when men dominated.
The rational is that basically the natural differences and traits on average are different for men and women. Men are more agressive, competitive and thrive on conflict. Whereas women seek to avoid conflict, are more agreeable and are more emotional and social. They want to nurture and avoid the harsh aspects of life and protect and sooth people from this.
This is all natural and not any criticism of men and women. There are individual examples where this may not be the case. But we are speaking on a culture or societal and human wide basis in the patterns of thinking.
As we all agree that masculline dominated insitutions and norms was the basis for society. There were certain patterns based on natural male traits but exaggerated ie macho, too competitive, dog eat dog, trying to outdo each other, even to the point of obsession with winning or beating the next bloke. Men were leaders, only men were capable of certain industries because it demanded male traits or qualities ect.
So its logical that just as the over emphasis on masculline patterns of thinking influenced how we ordered things and was the basis for policies, practice and norms. That when women began to dominate that an overuse of feminine patterns was always going to happen and influence thinking.
According to the paper this is supported by empiricle evidence. As women have dominated certain industries we have seen the change from masculline patterns to feminine patterns.
Primarily cancel culture for example is about not even being willing to hear opposing views and beliefs because they are percieved as coinflict, too confrontational, as stirring up the nest and even a threat to some. This is related to how feminist patterns which are really basic female patterns in nature. Which is to avoid confrontation and conflict and to create a safe and nurturing environment.
Like PC which is about making the environment inclusive to all and trying to accommodate those who are more sensitive to difficult truths or situations in life. Changing language or environments to be inclusive and thus accommodating and agreeable.
We can see this pattern in various forms as it becomes more mainstream. For example parenting has become less authoritarian and we have phenomena such as cottonwool kids who have been protected from all of lifes harsh realities. This general idea that we must protect kids and make them always feel comfortable and safe. Or in education where its now more about sharing and caring and self paced learning which is more suitable to females. Less competition, and physical activities and everyones a winner ect.
This is the feminisation of the insitutions and society that has been developing for years. But post 2000 and social media may have compounded this. But Woke more or less exploded onto the scene.
But it didn't really. The patterns of thinking which are fundementally more feminine than masculline were already being cultivated by the continued development of feminine patterns of thinking through the institutions. Woke and all that is the modern manifestation of feminine patterns of thinking. No longer just about women but culturally about everything and everyone to do with how we order society.
