Mic's Elizabeth Plank Takes Down Fox News' Absurd Anti-Feminist Talking Points

Mic's Elizabeth Plank fired back against Fox News' absurd anti-feminist rhetoric on the May 19 edition of Flipping The Script. Plank highlighted the outrageous claims frequently perpetuated by conservative media figures in order to discourage men from being feminists. Pointing to Fox News host Doocy asking “when did it happen, where men and husbands became doormats” and a Fox guest who claimed that all “feminism has delivered is angry women and feminine men,” Plank tackled the absurdity of such claims during an interview with Orange is the New Black's Matt McGorry.

Conservative media have actively adopted a “blame feminism” approach to many of the world's problems, including sexual assault and the lack of infrastructure funding. Fox News in particular has gone as far as to blame it for boys falling behind in school and men no longer wanting to marry.