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 th…