The Feminist Movement: Ayn Rand’s View

LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S CRITICISM OF THE NEW LEFT
In her book, The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.

This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question asked after her 1978 lecture on the state of American culture.

Question: Why are you opposed to the feminist movement?

TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - Why are you opposed to the feminist movement?

Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978.

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[caoimhec]

“A vicious, parasitical pressure group.” Unforgettable line.

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In a very short amount of time you understand why so many people on the left seem viscerally critical of Ayn Rand.

[rev.stephena.cakouros]

Tracing feminism back to Marx is factual indeed irrefutable and reprehensible. She couldn't be more right.

[FreeToBe-gr]

Feminism has been wrong since day one due to it operating under a false premise. I’m glad she tells it how it is. I can just imagine what she’d say about the LGBT bs movement

[thesoundpurist]

Damn, she was ahead of her time. Seeing where we’re at today… omg

[blandingscastle]

Wow! The last bit.. nailed Woke Feminist agenda in under 30 words!!

[stevensenator]

Wow -- she nailed it! And she knew the truth all the way back in 1978 too.

[HxTurtle]

I did not expect to hear something this enlightening in such a short time—wow! 👏👏👏

[eeddieedwards]

Ayn is one of the most brilliant people to have ever lived.

[matthewheald]

Dang, I gotta read more of her stuff.

[DaMaster]

Ayn Rand was so exaltedly BASED that she recognized the concept of "Schrodinger's feminism" over fifty years before the term was even codified.

[anthonydecarvalho]

Absolutely correct. What a extraordinary brilliant person she was.

[petyai]

She is so right. Helping people should be encouraged but nobody is entitled to any help.

[headfirst]

Outstanding! Women have great freedom of opportunity and don’t need to be evil.

[JesusGarcia-Digem]

Wow, I'm impressed on this take by Rand.

[ernestcotton]

And it wants the reward without the work

[zombieGI]

I adore this woman. her speech is so precise it's uncanny

[dejavu]

Wow, I haven’t thought about it in this way!

[threeonefouronefivenine]

This line of thought also applies to the entire "equity" movement we have nowadays. Impressive insight from her.

[FromtheHerts]

The trouble is nobody could be as openly critical as she is nowadays. We need freedom to speak as well as opportunity, although I personally believe the latter should not be strictly enforced.