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Feminism is no longer beneficial in America

I apologize for not including sources; this is my first debate on this website and I thought that I was supposed to be making a "blanket opening statement" of sorts, if you will. 2. The wage gap is completely false. The original study used to generate the wage gap is extremely misleading; the wage gap all but vanishes when you factor in hours worked, rank, etc. [1]. There is a difference between "earn" and "pay". Men earn more than women, but they are not paid more than women. According to the CONSAD report concerning disparagement of women in the work place, women are less likely to seek higher paying jobs, apply for promotions, work as many hours, and even request raises [1]. Many modern day feminists like to attribute this to the so called "patriarchy"; however, no such thing exists. Women are more likely to victimize themselves than men [2], which leads to the internal feeling of oppression. As for the "promotion bias", just because men are more likely to be promoted, does not mean that there is a bias among employers; it is more likely that the men in question were simply more ambitious or prepared for the next rank up [1]. 3. My use of the word "juggernaut" was an implication of the cyber-lynch mob surrounding Many modern day feminists like to attribute this to the so called "patriarchy"; however, no such thing exists. Women are more likely to victimize themselves than men [2], which leads to the internal feeling of oppression. As for the "promotion bias", just because men are more likely to be promoted, does not mean that there is a bias among employers; it is more likely that the men in question were simply more ambitious or prepared for the next rank up [1]. 3. My use of the word "juggernaut" was an implication of the cyber-lynch mob surrounding feminism in the media; if you critique it publicly, you will be harassed. 1: Feminism was not a juggernaut in the media in the past because it was confined to television and public events - with the rise of social media, feminism has been able to spread rapidly across America. The term "media" is not the same today as it was in the past [3] [4] 2: Feminism is a juggernaut in the media. It is spreading lies so efficiently, that even the POTUS has quoted the false wage gap statistic [5]. Critiquing feminism will lead to harassment and possibly violence - as soon as feminism garners an outspoken opponent, they are berated and shunned. [6] [4] 3: Feminism being a juggernaut in the media is bad, because it negates any ability to critique it, which in turn is an imposition on censoring freedom of speech. 4: What 5: As I stated previously, feminism cannot be critiqued without repercussion. Thus, my justification for using the word "juggernaut". [4] [6] [7] 6: Feminism is not a unified group at all; rather it is made up of many subgroups who cannot seem to agree with one another on what constitutes "feminism". There are the man-haters [8], the whiners [9], and the intersectional feminists [10]. These groups (any many others) all claim to be the "true" feminists. That is a major no true Scotsman fallacy. 7: See 3 & 5 8: The feminists are imposing upon freedom of speech [2] [11], and physically assaulting people. [11] [12] [1] http://www.consad.com... [2] http://www.ukessays.com... [3] http://www.socialnomics.net... [4] [5] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com... [6] [7] https://books.google.com... [8] SCUM Manifesto (Valerie Solanas, 1967), p. 1 [9] [10] http://everydayfeminism.com...