Judith Butler's new book, 'Who's Afraid of Gender?', has sparked controversy with claims that 'anti-gender' critics reject gender ideology due to not reading gender studies scholarship. Butler also addresses the perception of gender as a scary concept and dismisses gender-critical feminists as fascist-adjacent. Critics have pointed out the challenging nature of Butler's writing in 'Gender Trouble.' Despite Butler's focus on socially produced identities, some argue she overlooks the social construction of trans identity. Public opinion has shifted against Butler, with criticisms of her detachment from real-world concerns and discomfort during book tours.
'There’s always risk involved in descending from the ivory tower and mixing with the (suspiciously anti-gender) plebs.' American public opinion has shifted against Judith Butler's ideas, writes @elizamondegreen 👇 https://t.co/mtH8NlwIYv
'When confronted with the real-world concerns she so skilfully evades on the page, Judith Butler has nothing to offer.' @elizamondegreen on the gender theorist's less than comfortable book tour 👇 https://t.co/mtH8NlwIYv
On Judith Butler, our gender Kendi: “It does seem odd that @judiththeb, for whom everything about the body is socially produced, would be so uninterested in exploring the ways that trans identity is itself socially produced … in every other context, Butler works to demolish the…
In a new book, Judith Butler dismisses gender-critical feminists as fascist-adjacent, writes @KathaPollitt. https://t.co/5Z0x40qA6p
“There is a set of strange fantasies about what gender is — how destructive it is, and how frightening it is,” said Judith Butler. Read our interview with the author about their new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?”, and how the subject became so fraught. https://t.co/QoYhCEKUDK https://t.co/i8CjoOvDCn
In a new book, Judith Butler dismisses gender-critical feminists as being fascist-adjacent, writes @KathaPollitt https://t.co/ulZP2mNrUa
*Who's Afraid of Gender?* https://t.co/sFCMFElVt4
How did "gender" become a scary word? Judith Butler, the theorist who got us talking about the subject, has answers. https://t.co/MXqlyBeOhf
Judith Butler on people not reading her book, Gender Trouble: “I don’t blame them…some of those sentences are truly unforgivable.” https://t.co/uGrwIOn7t5
In her new book Who's Afraid of Gender? Judith Butler claims the reason why "anti-gender" critics are against gender ideology is because they "will not read the scholarship" of gender studies, an absurd claim given how many have peaked precisely from reading such "scholarship." https://t.co/TxtcaPEFnm