I was late driving to work this morning so listened to a feminist debate on BBC Radio 4 which came on after the news. It was quite interesting but equally frustrating as there was an eclectic mix of women who were alternating between complaining about oppression in patriarchal societies around the world and plugging their latest book.
So, I rang Woman's Hour and joined in the debate on the radio to try and give a male perspective. I was quite pleased to get a chance to comment although a little trepidant about stepping into such hostile territory. I obviously plugged my own book in the same way that the ladies had spent an hour doing but I was then immediately cut short and dismissed. How does that work? Feminists say they want a debate but that only pertains if you' re in agreement with them; there can be no dissenters, it seems.
What was really frustrating was that the youngish sounding woman with whom I first spoke seemed quite interested in my view but the older dragon lady who interviewed me on air would not hear me speak.
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Published on March 04, 2013 08:12