Porn industry propaganda, the end of women, and cracking down on drag queen story hour protests

Here's what you may have missed at Feminist Current

I founded Feminist Current back in 2012, in order to have a space where I and other women could speak, listen to, debate, and engage with ideas and criticisms unwelcome in mainstream feminism or on the left. Since, my politics have evolved, but I remain committed to advocating for women and to the longstanding project of platforming women’s voices, work, and fight against gender identity ideology. Despite my criticisms of “feminism,” the ideology, and rejection of political tribes and identities, Feminist Current is an incredibly important project, and the only one of its kind. We have been the sole feminist voice in Canada for over a decade pushing back against third wave ideology, the sex industry, and trans activism. I’ve kept the name despite my personal journey away from ideology and towards advocacy for free speech, open debate, bodily autonomy, and civil liberties on account of the important history documented and preserved at Feminist Current. “Where are all the women,” you ask? Right here. 

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Here’s what you may have missed:

Netflix released a new documentary purporting to dig into allegations of trafficking and nonconsensual videos at Pornhub. Instead, Money Shot gave industry spokespeople, disguised as “sex workers,” control over the narrative resulting in an hour and a half of pro-industry propaganda. I followed up with Benjamin Nolot— the founder of Exodus Cry, one of the anti-trafficking organizations discussed in the documentary, who appeared on the Feminist Current podcast in October — and Alix Aharon — a porn researcher and co-founder of Partners for Ethical Care (PEC) who appeared on the podcast last month — in a YouTube live stream to further explore the angle and claims made in Money Shot.

In other coopting-of-feminism-for-anti-woman-purposes news, International Women’s Day came and went, and it turns out women are over. Ah well. We had a good run!

In the news:

The City of Calgary is asking council to approve a new “Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw” which would ensure a 100-metre buffer zone be in place to stop protests against Drag Queen story hours.

TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney can’t figure out why people don’t want to date him as a “girl” after transitioning.

The Vermont Principals Association (VPA) banned a Vermont private school from participating in sports tournaments, after the school withdrew their girls basketball team from the Division IV state tournament, refusing to play against a trans-identified male on the opposing team.

Pornhub’s parent company MindGeek has been sold to a Canadian private equity firm called Ethical Capital Partners. The firm, which claims to specialize in tech opportunities that “require ethical leadership,” announced the acquisition on its website after the release of Money Shot.

Also, trans activists are weird.

Until next week!