THE FEMINISM DEBATE: Is Feminism Betraying Women? The Hidden Risk Of Casual Sex!

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Has feminism betrayed the very women it promised to empower? Deborah France-White, Louise Perry, and Erica Komisar go head-to-head on the hidden costs of sexual freedom. 


Deborah Frances-White is a bestselling author and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Louise Perry is a journalist and author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, and Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and author of books such as, ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’. 


In this heated debate, they discuss:

  • What casual sex is really doing to women. 
  • Why relationships are declining.
  • The parenting crisis that no one’s talking about.
  • Why fewer people are having children.
  • How modern dating is affecting female self-worth.




    00:00 Intro
    02:29 Introducing the Panel
    03:43 What Is the Sexual Revolution?
    10:16 Autonomy, Freedom, and Agency as a Byproduct of the Sexual Revolution
    15:03 Casual Sex and Hookup Culture
    31:02 One Sexual Partner for Life
    33:15 Age of Marriage Increasing Over Time
    33:55 Emotional Consequences of Sex
    39:51 Feminists Typically Have Had Trauma
    43:28 Agency as a Personality Trait
    47:42 Sex Education in Schools
    49:34 Female Pleasure
    51:27 Is Sexual Freedom Making Us Happy?
    53:51 Feeling Bullied by the Narrative of Freedom
    57:44 Ads
    59:47 Manosphere and Tradwives
    01:07:10 Do Women Want Men to Be Providers?
    01:08:01 Children and Gender Roles
    01:12:23 Poor Mothers Looking After Children
    01:18:32 The Role Feminism Has Had on Motherhood
    01:22:35 Would Steven Take 3 Years Off Work to Raise Children?
    01:23:43 Men and Women's Nurturing Hormones
    01:28:12 We Can't Be Neutral About Policies
    01:30:39 The Narrative That Having Children Is Miserable
    01:32:27 Female Guilt
    01:33:35 Parenthood and Narcissism
    01:41:42 Birth Rates Declining
    01:43:06 Traditional Gender Roles
    01:48:44 Demonizing Feminism
    01:52:53 Link Between Political Stance and Number of Children
    01:57:03 Ads
    01:58:48 Pornography
    02:06:17 Masculine Virtues
    02:11:31 Do Boys and Girls Need to Be Parented Differently?
    02:13:00 Chivalry
    02:14:05 Evolutionary Differences
    02:19:20 Quotas in Education
    02:21:17 Final Thoughts

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Has feminism betrayed the very women it promised to empower? Deborah France-White, Louise Perry, and Erica Komisar go head-to-head on the hidden costs of sexual freedom. 


Deborah Frances-White is a bestselling author and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Louise Perry is a journalist and author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, and Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and author of books such as, ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’. 


In this heated debate, they discuss:

  • What casual sex is really doing to women. 
  • Why relationships are declining.
  • The parenting crisis that no one’s talking about.
  • Why fewer people are having children.
  • How modern dating is affecting female self-worth.




    00:00 Intro
    02:29 Introducing the Panel
    03:43 What Is the Sexual Revolution?
    10:16 Autonomy, Freedom, and Agency as a Byproduct of the Sexual Revolution
    15:03 Casual Sex and Hookup Culture
    31:02 One Sexual Partner for Life
    33:15 Age of Marriage Increasing Over Time
    33:55 Emotional Consequences of Sex
    39:51 Feminists Typically Have Had Trauma
    43:28 Agency as a Personality Trait
    47:42 Sex Education in Schools
    49:34 Female Pleasure
    51:27 Is Sexual Freedom Making Us Happy?
    53:51 Feeling Bullied by the Narrative of Freedom
    57:44 Ads
    59:47 Manosphere and Tradwives
    01:07:10 Do Women Want Men to Be Providers?
    01:08:01 Children and Gender Roles
    01:12:23 Poor Mothers Looking After Children
    01:18:32 The Role Feminism Has Had on Motherhood
    01:22:35 Would Steven Take 3 Years Off Work to Raise Children?
    01:23:43 Men and Women's Nurturing Hormones
    01:28:12 We Can't Be Neutral About Policies
    01:30:39 The Narrative That Having Children Is Miserable
    01:32:27 Female Guilt
    01:33:35 Parenthood and Narcissism
    01:41:42 Birth Rates Declining
    01:43:06 Traditional Gender Roles
    01:48:44 Demonizing Feminism
    01:52:53 Link Between Political Stance and Number of Children
    01:57:03 Ads
    01:58:48 Pornography
    02:06:17 Masculine Virtues
    02:11:31 Do Boys and Girls Need to Be Parented Differently?
    02:13:00 Chivalry
    02:14:05 Evolutionary Differences
    02:19:20 Quotas in Education
    02:21:17 Final Thoughts

Deborah:

Follow Erica:

Follow Louise:

The Diary Of A CEO:


Sponsors: 

Stan Store - Visit https://link.stan.store/joinstanchallenge to join the challenge!
KetoneIQ - Visit https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-06-19 147 min
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