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Why I am worried about the rise of Neo-Con women

a response to Freya India and others

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Stella Tsantekidou
Jan 20, 2024
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A developing cohort of female writers with progressive roots have made conservative u-turns. I consume a lot of that writing. I sometimes agree and often enjoy it. Marry Harrington is one, and Louise Perry, also a friend of mine, is another. Freya India, a writer focusing on Gen Z girls, has a substack dedicated to the problems modern girls face, the trappings of liberal feminism and the backlash of the sexual revolution. Freya is a conservative and recently wrote a piece for Konstantin Kisin’s substack on why she’s worried about the rise of liberal young women. I wanted to offer a rebuttal as a left-wing woman who, I believe, does not commit the sins Freya blames on leftists (liberals in the US).

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