Feminism is a fragile ideology that harms both men and women and should be abandoned for a Genesis-based anthropology
Source: Carrie Gress. "Abandon The Feminist Culture Making Men And Women Miserable." May 14, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that feminism is based on hating men while wanting to be like them, which has made everyone miserable and caused social problems like fewer marriages and more depression. She says we should dump feminism entirely and go back to biblical ideas about men and women being different but equally valuable.
Conclusion
Society should abandon feminism entirely and return to a Judeo-Christian anthropology based on Genesis that views men and women as complementary and good
Premises
- Feminism is fundamentally based on two destructive beliefs: men are contemptible and women should be like men
- Feminism is a fragile ideology that survives only through power, perception, and political force rather than truth or evidence
- Feminism has caused widespread cultural damage including declining marriages, increased depression, gender confusion, and hostility between sexes
- The 'New Feminism' movement among conservatives has failed and ultimately morphed back into Old Feminism
- Conservative attempts to reform feminism have resulted in conservatives surrendering to feminist ideology
- A Genesis-based anthropology that views men and women as created in God's image and designed to serve each other produces better outcomes
- Current feminist defensive narratives are tired clichés designed to protect the ideology from criticism rather than engage with substantive arguments
Assumptions
- There is an objective truth about human nature that can be determined from religious texts
- The Genesis account provides the correct model for understanding gender relations
- Feminism is monolithically defined by its most extreme positions across 200 years
- Cultural problems like declining marriage rates are primarily caused by feminism rather than other factors
- Conservative women who identify as feminist are either confused or compromised
- A return to traditional gender roles would solve current social problems