That this combination of sentimental victimhood, postcolonial relativism, and utopian overreaching has caused feminism to suffer so profound a loss of moral and political imagination that it cannot speak against the brutalization of Islamic women is an incalculable loss to women and to men. The great contribution of Western feminism was to expand the definition of human dignity and freedom. ...Why shouldn't feminists want to shout out their own profound discovery for the world to hear? Perhaps, finally, because to do so would be to acknowledge the freedom they themselves enjoy, thanks to Western ideals and institutions. Not only would such an admission force them to give up their own simmering resentments; it would be bad for business. --Kay S. Hymowitz "Why Feminism is AWOL on Islam" Initially I began this article with the words, I have a message for today's feminists: take a long walk off a short pier, but I thought to myself, "No, that is just rude, so I reworded it to impart a more refined and genteel tone, to wit:

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