Modern Feminism Gets Even More Ridiculous

A woman claims manspreading is a form of sexual assault. Another demands that men apologize for the male gaze before speaking to her. A university offers a course on dismantling whiteness through interpretive dance. This is not a parody. This is modern feminism in 2026.In this episode, I examine the absurd extremes of contemporary feminist activism that have alienated millions of women who once called themselves feminists. The movement that fought for the right to vote, equal pay, and protection from violence has splintered into factions obsessed with linguistic purity, emotional safety, and performative outrage. A 2025 poll found that only 26 percent of American women now identify as feminists, down from 33 percent in 2010. The decline is steepest among young women, who see a movement that claims to represent them but speaks a language they do not understand.The episode does not argue against equality. It argues that a movement demanding men apologize for the way they walk is not fighting for equality. It is fighting for attention.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because feminism used to be about making women stronger. Now it is about making everyone else weaker.