Word: antifeminists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think that a fair amount of diversity is allowed," Prestel says in an e-mail message. "But obviously, there isn't as much room for the antifeminist or the politically conservative point of view because the department naturally stands for inclusivity and interest in the problems of a historically subjugated group...
Some of her critics believe Mother Angelica has become at least unintentionally subversive of her antifeminist goals by becoming a teaching authority in her own right. It is easy to see why she is. Her comforting manner, her reliance on traditional formulas and even her grandmotherly ire against "liberalism" appeal strongly to Catholics nostalgic for the old church of certainty. As she proudly proclaimed in her 1993 diatribe, hers is "the Catholicity of the simple and the poor and the elderly." And as Jesus taught, she added, woe to those who would tamper with it. --Reported by Richard N. Ostling/Irondale
...hands of male-dominated society have become the norm for modern feminism. We all want something to be impassioned about, and at times being enraged is both easier and more glamorous than being rational. Too often, debates on gender issues become polarized between a feminist left and an antifeminist right, leaving precious little room for those who criticize both of these camps as flawed...
Such a play could easily degenerate into an endless debate, going over all too familiar terrain, about the nation's thorniest ethical issue. But just when it seems that is about to happen, playwright Jane Martin turns out to have plenty to say about the antifeminist anger that may underlie much activism. The lead captor, a windy minister, appears to have trouble separating his concern for unborn children from his devotion to patriarchal authority. He keeps referring to himself as "the head of the family." He condescends unashamedly to the day-to-day keeper, a grandmotherly woman who is trained...
...seek to eradicate the natural and essential distinction between the sexes." They passed the petition along and found themselves with an astonishing 50,000 signers. Hitchcock now runs the lay lobby Women for Faith & Family, which has prodded the hierarchy rightward. Their efforts are complemented by a coalition of antifeminist nuns that received Rome's recognition and went into business last month, undercutting the exclusive status of a rival nuns' organization that has pressed for wider women's roles...