5: Reactionary Feminism - Mary Harrington | Maiden Mother Matriarch 5

My guest this week is Mary Harrington, contributing editor at UnHerd and author of a new book, Feminism Against Progress, which launches a full frontal attack on the ‘progress’ narrative of women’s history. We spoke about the meaning behind Mary;’s term ‘reactionary feminism’, the Old Left, biotech, body snatching, and why the feminists who embrace dechristianisation are sawing off the branch on which they sit.  Feminism Against Progress by Mary Harrington is available to buy here: https://amzn.to/3Fb1pOM  The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry is available to buy here: https://amzn.to/3xLHJNd   1:10 What is reactionary feminism?  7:41 The power of memes  10:28 Reclaiming the Old Left 15:34 Arguing against “the arc of the universe” view of history  17:40 Enclosure as a model for the digital era  21:52 Was the contraceptive pill the first trans humanist technology?  26:40 The importance of class when it comes to sex differences  32:14 Havel’s greengrocer  34:09 The class politics of 19th century body snatching  37:01 biotech as 21st century body snatching  40:22 Why the Kardashians are cyborgs  42:40 Why privatising the human body is the stuff of nightmares  47:18 What is cyborg theocracy?  50:14 What dechristianisation actually leads to  56:00 Reactionary feminism in defence of the human   Keeper - Meet the person who meets your standards with the world’s most advanced matchmaking solution. Driven by AI and relationship science. Guided by human care. Learn more at https://keeper.ai The MMM podcast can also be found on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkx-68_4dAkCHMtbOo7PwJQ Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/maiden_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maiden_mother_matriarch/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@maiden_podcast  #LouisePerry # #MaidenMotherMatriarch This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk/subscribe