According to Louise Perry, the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s abandoned traditional values in favor of personal freedom, but has led to widespread disillusionment in modern times. She contends that while a promiscuous minority of men gained the most, women and society as a whole have paid the devastating price. Perry spotlights the wreckage wrought by supposedly “free love” — from violent pornography and campus rape epidemics to Tinder’s ruthless commodification of intimacy. Yet she argues our very bonds between women and men, the bedrock of family and the future itself, hang in the balance. For conservatives concerned by cultural decay, feminists informed by female well-being, and all invested in healthy relationships, Perry’s piercing work promises to expose the revolution’s broken promises and light the way forward.
Louise Perry is an independent researcher and writer who analyzes the impact of gender ideology through philosophical critique and evidence-based argumentation. Perry demonstrates nuanced understanding of feminist linguistic theory and its implications for law, culture, and women’s rights in her essays that cut against doctrinaire contemporary gender theory. Perry’s writings contribute thoughtful examinations in areas like the transgender rights movement, domestic violence policy, and measures of equality.
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