Safe Spaces & Campus INSANITY (Pt. 2) | Christina Hoff Sommers | WOMEN | Rubin Report

[@wgj427]

Christina Hoff Sommers is what a feminist should be.

[@annamult38]

Perhaps she is an example of a real feminist. Not the modern, extreme version of feminism.

[@AngelEpinoia]

4th wave equality feminist as she calls it. It wont be trendy for another 10 years probably.

[@allmight8127]

Angel or get rid of the word all ready and call it something else feminism did great stuff but now has the power to horrible things

[@AngelEpinoia]

casey arrow I use to be a feminist, cause it made sense to me, but now I feel the SJWs killed the word. I will now call myself an humanitarian.

[@FleshNFaith]

I think the best way to get your point across is to get rid of labels entirely. For example, if someone asks, "Are you a feminist?" you can say, "Can you ask that question without using the word 'feminist'?" Or if they ask, "Do you think free speech should protect hate speech?", ask them what "hate speech" means to them. Often times these labels are subject and vary person to person. That's a big issue with many modern social justice or social equity advocates, is they don't take into consideration that these social groups aren't monolithic. They are composed, as with any group of people, of individuals who happen to fit into an easily described qualifier. I've been engaged in a debate where I used that very strategy to very effective results. I was asked if I was a feminist, or if I supported feminism. I said "No, but please ask that same question without using the word feminist or feminism." They took a second and asked "Do you think that men and women should have equal rights and receive equal treatment under the law?" And the answer was "Of course, what reasonable person wouldn't want that?" That particular debate was then freed from labels and allowed to continue in a rational and respectful manner.

[@fradaw6013]

Why can't most feminists follow the lead of Ms Sommers? She is all about "real equality", and for that reason alone deserves the utmost respect from men and women.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

I normally use KZbin videos as a vehicle for something to do when I'm bored, but now I'm actively looking forward to these discussions every week.

[@girlwriteswhat]

6:15: Her fear is being borne out in the whole "manspreading" thing. Hundreds of arrests of mostly poor, minority men for sitting comfortably mostly on half-empty subway cars in the middle of the night. Who knew a policy like this would disproportionately affect poor and minority men? Who knew cops would see it as a way to fill quotas to go into half-empty subway cars and nab people for taking up too much space?

[@livjackson8734]

+karen straughan Wow, guys are getting arrested for 'manspreading' now?? I thought it was just a stupid thing that some people moaned about on the internet (I live in France)

[@lopeden]

+Liv Jackson Nope, its a real law that real people are getting arrested and fined for.

[@livjackson8734]

Nova Ky That's crazy

[@lopeden]

Liv Jackson Right now I think it's only NYC, limited to the subways, but that doesnt stop it from setting a precedent of expansion.

[@livjackson8734]

Nova Ky You would think they could find something more imporant to worry about...

[@toladep]

As a current college student I totally agree with Mrs. Sommers. We're being infantilized and turned into sheep who are taught to "baaaa" much louder so we think we're expressing our freedom and pretending we don't hear the herding calls yet we're all unknowingly still being shepherded in a general direction.

[@MadamoftheCatHouse]

Exactly, bleat to the beat. Speak your mind, which means speak our mind.

[@Ryodakun]

I am left and I am super embarassed by these people. And it bugs me that I am teaming up with the right to fight my own left. Now I don't hate the right, I think it has many bad ideas but so does the left. But these kids hate the right. For them, "right" is a slur like it is here in germany. So it leaves me speechless how these people that hate the right so much, can make the whole left look so bad, strengthening the right. Lets be honest, if this is ever going to be over, the left will have lost all credibility because of this authoritarian cancer that is hiding within it. And the right will get out of this stronger than ever before. But before left or right, I stand for freedom of expression, therefore I can never accept this cancer in my left. I am a moderate left liberate and I can tell you, there's tons of us and we're fighting. It's not just "some leftists" that are pushing back against the PC crowd, it's a lot.

[@SM788-l4xx]

This.

[@tommyjamez]

Ryoda It sounds like you might be a libertarian not really a leftist.

[@fabitabi92]

what you are doing is inspire youre own ideals, try and give ideas on how to solve the problem instead of talking ABOUT them in a sophisticated maner.

[@alyssalidman5123]

Thank you for doing what you are doing. Thank you for having this show. I really thought that I was losing my mind for awhile when I realized that my political beliefs didn't align with the majority of my college campus. A friend of mine recommended this show to me. Watching your show has given me a lot of intellectual context. Also any millenials who watch this? I can't be the only one.

[@kartikayysola]

You're not alone. Dave Rubin is a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere of toxicity.

[@Chuckanut15]

I'm so glad David is taking this issue seriously, as someone who goes to one of these "elite" liberal schools. It's gotten out of hand.

[@Popcultureandfunn]

Finally feminism that actually makes sense and I can get behind and support. Thank you Christina Hoff. Sommers for bringing back logic and common sense to feminism.

[@apologist.mp3]

I've been cat called numerous times, and of those times, I can only think of one instance where I genuinely felt unsafe. CHS is right. For the most part, the most it is is annoying. Just keep walking, don't engage, 9.99/10 times the person will leave you alone.

[@allmight8127]

apologist. funny how many fight Iv gotten into by girl antagernising other guys and then hiding behind me and other males I'm sorry cat calling is annoying us guys deal with Shit to I'm not arguing with you realise you probs know just adding

[@grimreefer4366]

Great interview with Christina Hoff Sommers. Excellent call having her on. You're one of the few TYT channels that hasn't gone all progressive crazy. Keep it up. And to Christina, "Hey Beautiful".

[@vayasindios3311]

He isn't with tyt

[@ionhere9810]

As someone who is liberal but admittedly pretty moderate and currently living on campus I guarantee even people who are left leaning are increasingly irritated by the SJW crowd, these people are the left extremists who are somehow out-shouting the majority of liberals. From my experience people who are rational (regardless of a liberal or conservative bias) can always come to consensus.

[@mikerodgers7620]

Why are a liberal?

[@Qbeck01]

I love that woman.

[@ash156k]

+Qbeck01 I think she is absolutely fantastic.

[@kingradovidv4524]

I love her more

[@eternitynaut]

+Qbeck01 You should hate her because women like her made this thing possible. She's the Lenin of Stalin Anita and company.

[@Balinux]

+kalimul Who else do you think should be discrediting modern feminism?

[@y-sosirius5337]

kalimul exactly, she sees her self being on a higher moral level when she's just as delusional as the rest of the feminist.

[@somerfeeild]

just much smarter discussion than on young turks.

[@The_Ballo]

+Baw Jaws That isn't saying much; almost an insult

[@somerfeeild]

+The Ball much, MUCH smarter lol. I have gave up on young turks. it became obvious that Cenk has no interest in changing his world view and only wanted to much his agenda, even if that meant lying. that and his silly sound board

[@mark7166]

+Baw Jaws Right? RIGHT??

[@somerfeeild]

***** stronk?

[@somerfeeild]

+Moe Reyes I feel like it wasn't always that bad, was it?

[@AllHeathens1]

this is so intellectual and thought provoking. love it dave!

[@Itsmeyourdad666]

This is the woman feminists should be looking up to, not Anita Saarkesian or Lena Dunham.

[@apologist.mp3]

Lorna Ruslan does anybody look up to Lena Dunham at this point? Hell, I'm a feminist and I loathe the woman.

[@Itsmeyourdad666]

apologist. I've met women who like Dunham lmao, even with her saying that sushi is 'appropriating' Japanese culture

[@MadamoftheCatHouse]

Lena Dunham makes everyone barf.

[@tet5uo]

Love the new show, Dave. Unsubbed from TYT when you left.

[@utopiadreamer13]

I unsubbed after he had his tizzy fit on Twitter this past weekend. It was so disturbing how he was attacking almost everyone who didn't agree with him and retweeted every tweet that agreed with him. He acted like he had lost his marbles.

[@jinjitronic7457]

+Suzanne Who are you talking about? :)

[@utopiadreamer13]

+Jinji Tronic oops I forgot to say the "he" I am referring to is Cenk Uygur.

[@jinjitronic7457]

Suzanne He's an interesting chap that one. I don't know how the studio was ever big enough to hold his ego. :P

[@utopiadreamer13]

+fac.ToString(); the usual, Sam Harris said something reasonable that was taken out of context, many of us tried to come to his defense (including Dave) but Cenk just revved up the "Sam Harris is a bigot" hate speech. It was painful to watch as Cenk started turning it onto Dave for "demonizing" him. I am assuming they are no longer friends and now everyone over at TYT has to turn their backs on Dave, like the good little cult puppets they are.

[@mosienko1983]

Went straight out and bought her book - Who Stole Feminism. It is so wonderful to encounter people like this (Sam Harris, Stephen Fry, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and more...and now Christina Hoff Sommers.) Thank you Mr. Rubin!

[@farmeryaeg]

From TyT to actual substantive conversations. You're moving up, bud.

[@Zentella6]

hear hear. Secular talk should move too.

[@Horgirithor]

Secular talk is full of shit.

[@AnstonMusic]

+Theodore Roosevelt How so?

[@Zentella6]

+Theodore Roosevelt sometimes. But it's better than tyt. I at least see that guy trying.

[@RedLionGenetics]

+Zentella6 Being better than TYT isnt enough. Hes still a regressive, but at least hes not too far gone (yet) unlike Cenk and the bobbleheads at TYT

[@Jacob-Vivimord]

Loving this. This is much more palatable to me than the Milo interview.

[@dmc8092]

+Jacob Harrison He was downright creepy.

[@InsidiousJazz]

+Jacob Harrison Christina Hoff Sommers is always great to listen to but it's hard to beat Milo. Right-winger and in-your-face contrarian? Yes, please.

[@deeplorable8988]

+D Mc Are you trying to creep shame someone that helps uncover the truth?

[@Bloodhawk713]

+D Mc Milo is an important figure for the anti-feminist movement BECAUSE of his flamboyance, bluntness, and no-nonsense attitude, traits which I assume you're referring to when you say"creepy." He's expressing the ideas of so many anti-feminists and he's being loud an obnoxious about it. That's what's making people listen. In only a few years he's become one of the biggest names in the conversation. That is in no small part because of him being "creepy."

[@Jacob-Vivimord]

Milo also has a lot of bullshit to say, so that doesn't help. Christina's interview felt clear and precise to me, whereas Milo's was muddied by some of the less reasonable things he has to say.

[@viktoriap8316]

"To make a federal case of perceptions".....a VERY profound statement indeed! THis is all very sad, soon we will all be walking around in a literal "safe bubble" segregating, targeting, criminalizing, brainwashing, our younger generations if things do not change! I thank God for her free thinking, intelligent words and dialogue. Keep up the great work! I am a base women too please believe and a tired one. A career nurse, a single mother who raised a highly independently thinking straight, (and very handsome) 25 year old son, who is an avid reader and historian, and is a fan of her, Milo, and so on. What a blessing! There is hope for his peers! Do I suffer from PTSD? from horrific life events I have suffered? (it is a very ominous long list....) Yes, in some fashion I think most of of do, we call it anxiety and pain, these are natural, God given warnings to go in a different direction, to make different choices next time! This is what life is about, how we learn, grow, make positive changes and pathways to a better future. Just a note to the old "burn your bras" Fem movement, HA, I hate wearing bras, BUT...I love the sort of molded perky support as the result of wearing them when I am without...men love it too!

[@s1lverspurs]

Miss Sommers, you are my hero. Thank God, there are some women who can truly see Feminism for what it is. Truly sound reason and logic are such a breath of fresh air to hear in this age of social banality and insanity.

[@ImpassableGuardJJ]

I gotta say, the Rubin Report is having some of the most excellent guests and discussions on.

[@vengeance1701]

I made the mistake of asking questions of a female friend of mine who has a loyal group of female followers online. I've known this friend for about 20 years. We know a lot about each other and are quite comfortable with each other. BUT online, I got attacked constantly because I was a guy daring to question a woman (my friend). They even ignored HER when she told them that she and I were old friends and this was just how we conversed. All because I questioned some things she said in an effort to understand better her position and to debate things intelligently with her as we've always done. Like I once made the mistake of saying I loved everyone and want everybody to get justice. For this, I was assumed to be a racist sexist jerk.

[@Oliander712]

First for the Factual Feminist!

[@OvenBakedCookie]

This is the most refreshing and reassuring video I've watched in awhile. I'm definitely reading her books!

[@biggregg5]

I think Dave Rubin is as good as any with his interviews. I wish him huge success. CHS is so articulate and interesting....cool lady.

[@mipster5875]

"Where they burn books, they will in the end also burn people" (Heinrich Heine)

[@kkallebb]

I liked the woman comedian who said, "The way I look at it, it's only sexual harassment if he's poor."

[@richardtaylor3331]

I'm loving these conversations. Keep up the good work Rubin!

[@connorshaw896]

Christina, you are truly an inspiration. Thank you for bringing light to the tragic nature of today's victim complex that so many people find enriching. I think it really comes down to children refusing to enter an adult mentality regardless of their age. Often, all I want to tell them is to "Grow Up". I hope that our voices are not overwhelmed by the avalanche of unreasonable, infant like behavior. Keep up your noble work and thank you again for your efforts. Well done to you as well David. You are a wonderful spokesman for what the left should aspire to be.

[@Malrynn]

Look, I have PTSD, which according to a few psychatrists is pretty severe and I also have a female friend who has PTSD that is not just self-diagnosed, involving firearms. Let's put it this way, we both like shooting pedestrians in GTA V and go full-Trevor in video games in general. With that said, those who complain this much about "triggers" are most likely liars who spit in the face of people actually suffering from this diagnosis, which they clearly have a fundamental misunderstanding and self-diagnosis of.

[@Aemon21]

+CaresserDundee Well of course they do not suffer from PTSD nor do they experience "triggered experiences". Why would they? They are spoiled mid-rich kids from well standing families that never had it bad in their entire life. This is a deliberate tactic that is to be used as a show stopper, conversation ender and a further platform from which they can claim that somebody wronged them. 20 years ago nobody would give them a look. Maybe they would end expelled if they would try to press on with this type of behavior. But with our society overly political correct they have creeped up and got a foundation to stand on. It's a deliberate way to derail any honest discussion before any started. They have no real arguments so they need another way to silence their opponents. Somebody yells racist and all the sudden whole room has their eyes on you! No matter if it's a blatant lie. Word has been spoken and now instead of defending from your argument you need to defend yourself as to NOT BE A RACIST! AD HOMINEM of the finest degree!

[@Malrynn]

Aemon21 Pretty accurate observation of this mass farce hysteria sourced from a deeply authoritarian urge to silence dissent and arguments they cannot refute. I understand brutal sexual assault does happen but this munchaussen syndrome en masse is abhorrent. Real victims should be offended by these professional complainers and equators of their "issues" of developed countries to the struggle for womens' right to vote, for example. What a betrayal to the sane womens' movement of the 1900s...

[@UndertakerU2ber]

+CaresserDundee One thing that I've noticed about people suffering from mental disorders is that they usually don't openly announce it to the world. I used to suffer from depression/anxiety and I never really wanted anyone to know about it since I felt embarrassed. I even went to an adult psychiatric once and whenever I asked the patients in there why they were there, they were usually very brief and vague when talking about specifics like "I had some problems at home" or "I just...couldn't take it anymore" and other statements like that. Now, when I see these radical liberals come in and announce that they have PTSD from Twitter comments and creepy stares, I REALLY doubt that they're telling the truth since their behavior is nothing like the people who I met at the hospital. They might have actually been diagnosed with PTSD, but what they probably did was they went to Wikipedia or WebMD to get a list of the symptoms for the disorder so that they can relay a made-up story about all of the nightmares and panic attacks they've gone through. And once they get their Xanax, they're able to brag to the world about the victim that they are and think that their arguments are somehow more credible because they have a mental disorder to go along with them. It's all bullshit, and then they have the audacity to act like have a mental disorder is a medal to be proud of and show off to all of your friends as a way to prove that you're somehow more important than anyone else. What nonsense...

[@Malrynn]

UndertakerU2ber Yeah, most people are not open about mental illness. I am suffering from depression as well and was in denial for a few years. I kind of put that behind me though and realized I was suffering not only from PTSD and depression but a serious substance dependence sourced largely from a need to dim my mind to some extent, I guess. PTSD is not my favorite topic to talk about, it just pisses me of that self-diagnosis of mental health stuff seems taboo to even question. It sucks to have been through trauma, but what many people seem to believe is that all trauma causes PTSD, which is simply just not true. You may have been through a tough situation, but calling it post-traumatic stress is often a stretch in most cases, it seems. I don't get xanax, I get Lyrica, which is a bullshit medication that "the great Satan" (atheist but you get it...) Pfizer put out calling it "non-addicting". Only advice I can give if you have depression/anxiety/PTSD is to say no to that shit as it is way more addicting than Pfizer lead doctors to believe.

[@Malrynn]

+the-halcyon I can act like a grown up even when confronted with somewhat similar traumatic situations in fiction, so I'd imagine going through college would not be a problem. I suffer from depression and I cannot say for certain but I feel that is way more debilitating for stuff like studying. I am if you study shit like criminology or something like that I'd imagine it could be somewhat harsh, but if you are mentally weak and have PTSD from some abduction for example, don't fucking study something that amplifies flashbacks etc. I have a pretty solid fundament of narcissisism and I think this has saved me. These are shitty upper mid-class only child that now takes courses that fucking brainwash them into furthering their loathsome personality. They do not concern themselves with female suffrage issues globally, like genital mutilation in certain cultures for example. Of course not, that's pretty fucking telling they are egotist loud mouths. I am not American but Jesus the SJW thought seem to have infected the American public pretty well. If you want equal pay, fucking study to be an engineer or get a job in some seriously lethal profession like, for example, a lumberjack or something. Be realistic, gender studies might be important but I seriously begrudge the American colleges for accepting so many applicants for these courses that ultimately seem to exaggerate claims and that you should nevet question rape accusation. Fucking ridiculous of course there are false accusation in every damn crime there is, and rape is seen as abhorrent by most people and it is hard to disprove and can still ruin a person's life if accused, whether there is a conviction or not. Of course I don't know the percentage but it's a pretty effective and evil plot to ruin a guy's life. My buddy sat in jail for a month till trial for rape, of which I know is a bullshit claim because I was at the same party. He is a kind of a womanizing dick but and I imagine him losing interest after climax was the source of the

[@MaximilienRobespierre1]

Rubin your interviews rock

[@travisgaines921]

I'm with you Mr Rubin. it doesn't matter if you're apart of a group, if that group is becoming/has become too extreme, one should reevaluate accordingly. I feel the left is currently very much out of equilibrium with the majority of people that consider themselves "liberal"

[@nathanpoe9952]

+Copper Fronts Buddy, I promise you there are droves of people on the right who feel just like you. Christian fundamentalist on the right have been dragging down the Republican party since Regan. It's very frustrating for the rest of us. I really wish there was a party that took the reasoned positions from both sides but the likelyhood of that is pretty slim.

[@travisgaines921]

+Kim Kaneki for the most part, YES. it's not that I necessarily believe that are COMPLETELY representative of their respective groups. but each of the two you mentioned tend to affiliate with one party or the other... and worse, the parties seem to be more than willing to cater to them. I classify myself as "liberal", but that becomes increasingly difficult because I have no desire to be associated with people that make overt attempts to police the way the I sit. or that simultaneously says, "women are strong, determined smart people, that can do anything a man can do including going to war a be just as "good" a killer as any male soldier.... but if one of these strong capable women hit you, YOU should be the mature, let it happen, and walk away (I don't like that blacks WERE expected to allows ourselves to be assaulted by whites, and I don't like that men ARE expected to allows ourselves to be assaulted by women.) kinda got off track but essentially as a "cis, male bodied, whatever other term that's been created in the past 4 years or so" there is correctly very little legitimate reason to for me remain a democrat because people that are labeled "liberal" are pushing for certain things that are nut in my best interest. in the same way that republicans do things that are not in the best interest of their primary (read POOR) voters. (kinda rambled on there, but hey it's the holidays)

[@SaneLiesbuster]

+Travis Gaines Ideally a liberal shouldn't belong to any wing.Anyone who obsesses about belonging to any collective is a "liberal" and not a liberal.

[@mkmom8473]

The word "liberal," I believe, has always meant open minded. It just doesn't seem that way anymore. I don't even like to use the term anymore. I think of myself as moderate, but would probably be considered extreme right by the "progressives. Hope that made sense.

[@SinaFallahMusic]

The ultimate justice on these individuals will their entrance into the real world, which they will inevitably have to do. No matter what your ideology, race, gender or what have you, the real world will not care about your feelings, nor about your safety, and it's then when they will either get their shit together or punch out.

[@luminicent]

+Sina Fallah The thing is that feminism at this very moment is like a eco-system/business. After you graduate w/ one of those degrees, you can easily get a job at a government agency for "civil rights", a privately owned firm in its HR department, or start your own fraudulent charity system like Anita Sarkeesian or taking jobs at universities that allows these type of ideologies. These people can definitely make a living off from this. But then again, perhaps that people are waking up to their bullshits but I'm personally erring on the side of cautious optimism.

[@normaandersson]

Powerful truth. So refreshing to hear this and explore Title IX's implact on all of this.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

I'm 26 and a student from 2010...and the Yale thing made me feel stupid old.

[@Hjominbonrun]

If my daughter or son get involved in this nonesense, then I will stop paying for their eduction. cos they not getting any if they subscribe to this nonesense. I will gladly put them back after they grow up.

[@jesusmcphuck6510]

Good to give them "tough love" and not pamper them. They'll respect you more in the long run.

[@jamescioffi3796]

God the world is missing rational human beings like the amazing Christina Hoff Sommers. Well spoken, non argumentative, thoughtful and rational arguments that ignore bias and look at physical evidence IN CONTEXT.

[@bobbyandjenny1]

This is real news, real issues with real dialogue and solutions!

[@lauratheexplorer6390]

LOL when she said 30 young women...and a dog, went to a "safe space" I laughed and then for some strange reason remembered that movie "The Panic Room" with Jodie Foster. Hilarious.

[@aidenstrasser3268]

Thank YOU Sister!!! Common sense AND Intelligence! Bless you!

[@supermanpottsie]

I'm at an English uni, but went to France last year and came back to all of this stuff having suddenly sprung up. The fear of rape is really lowering women's self esteem while victimising men for no reason and it's a shame no one is even allowed to mention it

[@breezyveezy1]

A woman with common sense! Thank you! This "oppression Olympics" in the west is absolutely crazy.

[@stillmanfischer7978]

thank you Christina hoff sommers for being reasonable, and defending young men from this assault by campus feminists against our rights. i hope you know how much we appreciate your support.

[@bundlewade]

"There shall be jokes" three years ago, and this still makes a lot of sense today.

[@eli_here]

Amazing show, thank you!

[@markusmarkus7851]

Finally, a factual feminist. Very Nice Guest!

[@thomasgassett7157]

A safe space in our universities is how you turn our children into emotional cripples totally unprepared to function in the real world. Universities are where we send our children to be challenged, even affronted by the real world issues, not to be protected like helpless babies.

[@AarmOZ84]

Christian Hoff Sommers is such a brilliant and articulate woman! :D

[@chrisjackson9626]

This has been a great conversation. Sanity after I've had a week of battling crazy feminists.

[@Adun725]

I wonder if this happens only in the CHASS majors? The kids in CNAS or the hard sciences and math majors at my college were too busy studying useful material to be frightened by reality. Life isn't tailored to your personal needs, how is this not taught in kindergarten?

[@Funaru]

Finally! Now trigger me, based mum!

[@jacquelinevela3688]

I adore this woman

[@ShinuAsami2015]

I love here finally a women with some fucking common since.

[@paigeburns8295]

Very nice. I like hearing from a balanced left of center source once in a while. I appreciate your style, and applaud you for not being obnoxious and rude like the young Turks.

[@michaeldoran4367]

I'm going to incorporate catcalling into my daily life. I never even considered doing it

[@GabrielaCenturionNeumann]

Catcalling is so common where I live. I seriously never cared when what they said is nice like "You are so beautiful". I am like "Thank you" and move on. Now, if it's disgusting like "I wanna f**k you", I think like "Keep dreaming, dude" and just move on without saying a thing. The more attention you give to someone, positive or negative, the more they are going to keep doing it. "Ignore the troll and it will go away" would be the Internet version

[@GabrielaCenturionNeumann]

And sorry for the F word. It is an actual quotation :|

[@Yasmine-sh9rd]

You're an actual smart person to bad we lack people like you :l have a good day to you sir ( yeah I know you're a girl idc though)

[@GabrielaCenturionNeumann]

animekitten459 1 Have a good day too :)

[@allmight8127]

Gabriela Centurion Neumann just hold ur head hi don't look like a victim look confident and ignor

[@GabrielaCenturionNeumann]

casey arrow Thank you! That is what I try to do :)

[@zombiedude347]

This year, a feminist at my school (yes, only 1) complained that they needed to do away with one of our annual charity fundraisers. The fundraiser contained consenting students doing a risqué dance. Then each of the students did their own dance and got "auctioned off" to audience members. The person who wins the auction gets to take a garter off the dancer, as an incentive to get people to donate. The feminists arguments were that the auction was demeaning to the women, even though they were consenting to it. She then started saying the name of it was demeaning. They ended up changing the name, which really did nothing but cause confusion.

[@TarBenderr]

Case in point, I'd love to share this video but am worried about backlash from my social circles/friends/colleagues.

[@inaferando1019]

What's the name she mentioned at 15:02? It wasn't clear. :)

[@FreshCreativeFrog25]

At my sister’s work, an accounting firm, apparently the men are afraid to give female co-workers compliments of any kind. Even the most innocent ones! They’re afraid they’ll be taken the wrong way and get reported to HR. Her female co-worker was speaking with a male co-worker, and he said that my sister’s outfit “looked really pretty” that day. Well, the woman decided to tell my sister second hand and my sister loved the compliment! It made her day. Except she was so heartbroken that the man felt afraid to tell her himself, and honestly I am too. That’s so upsetting- there’s something so wrong about this whole situation and the way this twisted “feminist” culture has silenced and shamed our men.

[@lambd01d]

This triggered me so hard, I crushed my therapy kitten to death in my safe space. I''m now rocking back and forth clutching my kitten corpse and crying. Hope you're happy now.

[@rccantrell4436]

I had an interesting experience of "safe spaces" recently. When I retired I was pretty traumatized by an issue that I hadn't had time to deal with while I was working. I ended up basically staying inside with a few trips to the store for about two years, at which time I began to feel a little better about the whole thing and started to resume my life. Later, I saw an episode on "safe spaces" done by one of the nighttime comedians. I think it might have been Stephen Colbert. I realized after watching it that I had instinctively created a "safe space" for myself in my room where I could process what had happened to me with out the risk of further trauma. In my case, the trauma was real and serious. I'm not sure that's true of Feminists on college campuses who get so upset about hearing you speak. I do think the idea is helpful for some situations though. Of course, it should be available to all students, not just women or political "victims."

[@colinmacallister6512]

I grew up in the worst of the terrorist violence here in Belfast. For us, a "safe space" was somewhere where we wouldn't be bombed or shot at. A recent near death experience causes me to experience flashbacks which trigger panic attacks. Culturally appropriating vocabulary of people who are genuinely suffering, as SJWs and third wave feminists do, can only cause greater anguish as very serious conditions and situations are belittled.

[@Hammerhead547]

+Colin MacAllister My grandfather served in europe during world war 2 and he completely refused to talk about the things he did and saw because the memories were "too painful". Too the day he died he would never talk about it beyond once telling me "as a child you fear monsters, when you go to war you are the monster".

[@mikec3749]

Earned a sub today, good stuff!

[@ImmaterialDigression]

I hope the UK doesn't turn into this sort of mess, but the trouble is the US has so much influence it just ends up affecting things over here. :(

[@EmperorNero]

+ImmaterialDigression This all actually started in Europe and yes it very much exist in the UK. Think about students in the UK wanting to ban Milo from speaking on campus, just because they disagree with him. They are just as bad.

[@RedLionGenetics]

+ImmaterialDigression Too late

[@utopiadreamer13]

+Emperor Nero yeah didn't it start in the Netherlands? I know it was a huge problem in the early 2000s with Pim Fortuyn and his immigration policy.

[@robjackson3593]

+ImmaterialDigression oh come off it lmao. This shit has been happening in your precious utopia for ages. So many of you blame America for everything wrong in the world. Yes, we have issues. No we aren't the source of every fucking world and social issue. Get a grip.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

+ImmaterialDigression Already playing the victim? Is the UK your safe space?

[@rodneypaterson684]

At the coffee group, the therapist, walk on eggshells, fearing that a patient that fears being outside must be taken inside immediately, lest she is traumatized.

[@AiguilleVoodoo]

I have a class on Antifeminism (from a feminist's perspective) and was surprised to see how the teacher portrayed any criticism as disloyal (just like Hoff mentioned) instead of trying to understand and evaluate arguments. When speaking of feminists who critics certain aspect of today's feminism as a movement, the teacher uses the terms "infiltrators" (quote) and mentions how they pretend to be feminists just to reach women with their misogynistic propaganda. As a lefty it's nice to have a conversation about regressive left, hard to speak out these days.

[@gnozza8683]

I just love this woman. My hero since the 80s.

[@cluelessPhilosophic]

Hoff Summers for Supreme Court 2016

[@Aikman94]

Ikr. What a smart and badass woman.

[@Predestinated1]

she's too stupid for Supreme Court

[@MadamoftheCatHouse]

U r stupid, f e.

[@HedonisticPickle]

I like this show so far, but I think it needs more guests with possibly opposing views to the audience/host. Atm its just "I agree I agree" and you dont get to challenge opposing ideas with someone who actually hold them.

[@DeathMadeTangible]

+S△M The Milo interview was pretty interesting, and the host is definitely not religious, but Milo is a devout Catholic

[@InorganicVegan]

+S△M Milo interview Douglass Murray interview He needs more.

[@malky2583]

It was a video of puppies with calm music and Play-doh is confirmed, looked up the original article. (Judith shulevitz "hiding from scary ideas" march 21st 2015. The key thing with the Yale student yelling at the administrator "who hired you, this needs to be a home not an intellectual space" was that she herself was part of the search committee that hired him. Mizzou situation is basically protesting the administration for actions of individually stupid people that were racist. Apparently there needs to be a 2 mile excursion zone around the school where nothing even vaguely racist can be said or done according to the black members of the student body.

[@PumpkinHoard]

"Fainting couch feminists" that is absolutely beautiful.

[@stephenwilson3836]

Great interview.

[@ernieshaw2178]

Really good video. Thank you

[@sylvia1797]

Wish Christina would run for office. Democratic Party needs someone like her right now!

[@globeskeptic2241]

WTF is wrong with people? Safe Space? PTSD for hearing data that conflicts with their beliefs? I am shaking my head in disbelief.

[@Courier_Eris]

Im rewatching this interview in 2023 and its terrible to say that all the things discussed here have only gotten worse. Im genuinely worried for the direction of this country.

[@patrickhay9039]

Great interview Dave, love that coat and shirt combo.

[@jesterbb8996]

Great stuff!

[@michaelthomashayden7125]

love your show.

[@amim4701]

These people are why soldiers with PTSD are met with scepticism because now everyone has it....

[@ancalites]

I've been bitten by a dog, got a paper cut from a coloring book and once got sick from eating Playdoh, so that 'safe' room wouldn't have been very safe for me.

[@deezee2965]

Wait, I just realized... The so called "Safe Space" is a litteral room in U.S. schools? ... Who are the individuals that are really insane? The students or the administration letting this happen?

[@martinkryer1444]

It is the weirdest thing: I am myself a feminist, but have been called a sexist, a sexism-denier and every pseudo-feminist trope has been thrown my way, as if I was the 'enemy'. Just goes to show how dangerous this authoritarian movement is, that it is a danger to women's rights.

[@Primalxbeast]

+Martin Krøyer They're definitely a danger to any rational group trying to help women because people are so enraged at their extremist views that they lash out at anyone trying to address any issue that affects women. There was a TED talk by a doctor on how women are having unexpected side effects from prescription medications because so many studies done on meds before they are released are only conducted on men, and women have different physiologies than men, and the video was down voted into oblivion. Neither side is being rational if the people mad at these nutters want to take it out on all women taking prescription meds. It was just a straight up scientific talk about the medical consequences of not knowing what effects meds will have on women and the anti-feminists won't even tolerate that.

[@martinkryer1444]

the-halcyon I have heard that too, but I do not take it to heart. I think the ad hominem is based on a suspicion that this male feminist gesture is simply a very complex booty call. But of course, I will completely denounce such critique from the right-wing, being a 'pussy' and all. The second accusation, being 'creepy', I can't really comment on, because every time I try to ask the women I meet if this is true they chase me out of their bathrooms. Here's a problem of mine: I am suspecting that men are treated as second-class feminists in certain feminist circles. Because men can't properly understand female problems, they should therefore be overruled by default, if a woman thinks differently. F.ex. I have been asking questions on certain pages as to whether or not the 'issue' a group had thoughts on, were an actual legitimate issue. I was treated horribly and as though I had come to cause trouble and denied sexism altogether. Feminism as a mainstream/cultural phenomenon is on the road to bury itself into the ground, one might fear.

[@yermum319]

I once wrote my political science thesis on the fact that rape culture is not real. My teacher failed me. I take this to another teacher and she tells me that it has nothing technically wrong with it.

[@diamonddog13]

Dave, I'm an old-timer who hasn't been to college in a long time. While you discussed safe spaces and trigger warnings, I still don't understand them. Could you have someone on who endorses them to explain what they are and the rationale behind them? I want to have the full context before passing judgment in the free exchange of ideas.

[@masonterhorst]

It's hard because these regressive people are almost always unwilling to explain themselves. They seem to like that many of their terms are insular so that when someone doesn't understand a term that person can be called a bigot. They don't have enough real bigots around them to yell at, so those who are just trying to understand them by asking questions often end up filling their quota.

[@diamonddog13]

That said, I am certain that among the people who believe in safe spaces, the percentage who are willing to to honestly discuss and debate it is greater than zero. I try not to assume all people who espouse a certain policy are also incapable of civilized conversation. That would be another example of the "soft bigotry of low expectations" that we are trying to eliminate. On top of that, I am someone who rejects anecdotal arguments like "this was how my friends and I were raised, and we turned out fine" and am open to explanations about why things change. So I hope Dave reaches out to some of these people because I am genuinely curious about how they rationalize what seem to be ridiculous procedures.

[@callfall1]

17:09 What do you mean Yale thing?

[@help4343]

What did President Wolfe do wrong? Can someone explain that to me?

[@Rams3040]

As I came to realize, I'm actually quite thankful that I went to an Authoritarian Catholic School. For no other reason that it led me to renege, dissent, stand against, and break free of the values and morals it professed and imposed. Authoritarianism usually leads one to rebel against it, while accommodation usually leads to conformity and the authoritarian mandate to maintain it later on. But of course, let's not go into extreme examples of authoritarian schools; fortunately in mine, the priests didn't have the same predilections as their Irish brethren had for children, nor were they particularly as violent.

[@jskinnerization]

(Paraphrased) At around the 23min mark Christina talks about men not being told the specifics of their charges on cases where the women has re-thought the events of an old hook up. She says there have been too many of those. Anyone know any reputable sources for this claim?

[@BenjaminEsposti]

I'm a guy, and my mom calls me cute. So yeah, I can kind of understand how "catcalling" can be annoying and embarrassing. XD

[@nrrork]

Oh, SWEET, you got her on the show. I guess I know what I"m doing for the next hour.

[@sigi857]

Very cool and respectful lady!

[@Primalxbeast]

I had to pause at 30 people and a dog fled to a safe space. I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I need a moment to wrap my head around the pure insanity of such nonsense. How do people like that even function in the world?

[@jinjitronic7457]

Mate, these interviews are awesome. You should put ads on the videos so that you have more funding. Just my opinion though. :P

[@aiiviiaa2394]

"I get that we've become this society that's afraid of every bit of information" One more time. "I get that we've become this society that's afraid of every bit of information" And that folks, is the grand plan.

[@DolphinRadio]

I became aware of modern 3rd wave feminism while researching the methods of Scientology. It is shocking how similar the tactics of how the 2 organizations operate to push their ideology and suppress opposition. Perhaps you could look into this.

[@princesscrazy-locks5866]

+The Rubin Report; As someone that has a traumatic history (an actual traumatic history) I've never disclosed my story. I've never been given a trigger warning and there are days where I struggle to leave my house even when it's absolutely necessary to do so! I'm With Christina, Dave and Milo - it's gone too far! I look at my own children, who are growing up with historical trauma, they aren't even teens and they are more morally grounded and intellectually prepared for the world than ANY of those requesting trigger warnings. The effect of the modern environment on them (outside of home) is crystal clear; the sense of entitlement is ground into them at every turn and there are times when I barely recognise them as their behaviours and attitudes are sometimes governed by attitudes they are being indoctrinated into. The consistent pandering to feelings needs to stop - empathy is something acquired and honed through personal hardship and experience, if we simply remove those experiences there is no personal growth, no challenge, no reason to TRY, no reason to learn, no reason to think, no reason for anything...that's a scary potential future. #PANTSONTHEOUTSIDE #goodlittlenutter #friemily #littleripples #BEMOREBINOBO #PEACEFULWARRIORSHUAH :0)

[@Hammerhead547]

+Clare Tipler I am a firm believer in the idea that schools need to oust all of the friendship/feelings/self esteem nonsense that panders to kids and go back to having strict academic standards, discipline, competition, and structure because those things benefit all students and most importantly: it teaches them how to think rather than what to think. All that the pandering babble about friendship feelings and self esteem has done is create an entire generation of sociopaths who are lazy stupid self entitled and ignorant of how the world actually works.