As this season's readings have already made clear, male grievance and organized misogyny are a crucial feeder into the fevered swamps of the Alt-Right. So why would an otherwise sane, smart, independent woman want to make common cause with the Nazi contingent of the #gamergate and MGTOW crowd? In this episode, Joe & Josh discuss what motivates right-wing women, starting with the portrait of Lana Lokteff and her fascist sorority sisters in "Rise of the Valkyries" by Seyward Darby, from the September 2017 issue of Harper's. They also examine conservative sexism, the link between biology and gender roles, mis-pronounce "Hindutva," and ask once again how much attention to the Alt-Right is too much.

“Rise of the Valkyries” by Seyward Darby, Harper’s, 2017
https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/the-rise-of-the-valkyries/

Optional:
“The Alt-Right Doesn’t Know What to Do With White Women” by Hannah Gais, The New Republic, 2017
https://newrepublic.com/article/145325/alt-right-doesnt-know-white-women

“This book in the marriage bible for alt-right women” by Laura Smith, Timeline, 2017
https://timeline.com/fascinating-womanhood-andelin-feminism-509dfe538de7

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