Review of Patriarchy Inc by Cordelia Fine — Crooked Timber

Review of Patriarchy Inc by Cordelia Fine — Crooked Timber

“When diversity, equity and inclusion become ‘threats’ to the order of society,” Judith Butler wrote recently, “progressive politics in general is held responsible for every social ill.” Authoritarians are empowered to oppress vulnerable people in the name of “the nation, the natural order, the family, society or civilization itself”. The links between sacrificing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and upholding patriarchal white supremacy ar…