The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Opinion

Best of Right Opinion

• Ben Shapiro: Stop Feministsplaining Sex to Men
• Walter Williams: Constitutional Ignorance — Perhaps Contempt
• John Stossel: Selling Hate
• Byron York: Paul Manafort Has a Point
• Star Parker: Republicans Must Lead Abortion Debate

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Opinion in Brief

Ben Shapiro: “There’s a word that has become popular in feminist circles these days: ‘mansplaining.’ The word is a mashup of ‘man’ and ‘explaining’ and refers to men who condescendingly explain the facts of life to women. … Well, feminists, it’s time to stop ‘feministsplaining’ sex to men. The #MeToo movement has been good for America. It’s good that women who have been sexually assaulted and abused are coming forward; it’s good that we’re finally having conversations about the nature of consent and the problems with a casual hookup culture that obfuscates sexual responsibility. But the #MeToo movement hasn’t stopped there. Men are now being pilloried for the sin of taking women too literally — of not reading women’s minds. … How about this: no feministsplaining and no mansplaining when it comes to sex? How about we instead focus on communication between men and women? How about sexual partners demand more from one another than physical release so they aren’t disappointed that they’re being treated as sex objects? A system prizing love and commitment doesn’t require nearly the amount of explanation as a system that dispenses with both.”