Louise Perry and Mary Harrington discuss their opinion on whether progressiveness is at odds with feminism. This episode is brought to you by Dave, a banking app that can help you get up to $500 instantly. The new Chevy Silverado HD puts you in command: Own strength with its enhanced available Duramax 6.6 liter turbo diesel V8.
Louise Perry has been described as the most influential young feminist in Britain. She claims in her book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution that the contemporary world of rough sex, hook-up culture and ubiquitous porn is harming women and she calls for a radical challenge to what she sees as the failed liberal feminism of the 20th century. Meanwhile writer Mary Harrington argues that the belief in the progressive march of history is misguided and that new technology, far from liberating women, has trapped them into commodifying their bodies in the false belief that they are empowering themselves. In this conversation hosted by Alice Thompson, columnist and interviewer at The Times, they present their case for why they think progress is at odds with feminism.
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