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'''Post-feminism''', or '''postfeminism''', is an anti-] ] that opposes simplistic ] constructs of ] (i.e., ] and ]) in order to explore and identify conceptions of women outside of the ]. Post-feminist ] examines the gradual elimination of another form of binary opposition as well: "feminists" versus "non-feminists". The defactionalization of these once clearly-delineated groups is a result of the success of feminist ] and ] in making ] a concern of ] culture, in ] and in other sociocultural ]s. '''Post-feminism''', or '''postfeminism''', is an anti-] ] that opposes simplistic ] constructs of ] (i.e., ] and ]) in order to explore and identify conceptions of women outside of the ]. Post-feminist ] examines the gradual elimination of another form of binary opposition as well: "feminists" versus "non-feminists". The defactionalization of these once clearly-delineated groups is a result of the success of feminist ] and ] in making ] a concern of ] culture, in ] and in other sociocultural ]s.


The term ''post-feminism'' does not imply that the era of ] and activism have concluded (victoriously or otherwise). Rather, ''post-feminism'' acknowledges that the fractured ] of the individual has changed in the ], informed by ] predicated in part by feminist infuence; it is a tangential evolution of feminist thought. The term ''post-feminism'' does not imply that the era of ] and activism have concluded (victoriously or otherwise). Rather, ''post-feminism'' acknowledges that the fractured ] of the individual has changed in the ], informed by ] predicated in part by feminist influence; it is a tangential evolution of feminist thought.


The work of ] (especially her ] book '']'') and various "gender-bending" authors—such as ], ], and ]—exhibit nuances of post-feminist thought. The work of ] (especially her ] book '']'') and various "gender-bending" authors—such as ], ], and ]—exhibit nuances of post-feminist thought.

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Post-feminism, or postfeminism, is an anti-essentialist philosophy that opposes simplistic gender constructs of binary opposition (i.e., man and woman) in order to explore and identify conceptions of women outside of the mother/whore dichotomy. Post-feminist discourse examines the gradual elimination of another form of binary opposition as well: "feminists" versus "non-feminists". The defactionalization of these once clearly-delineated groups is a result of the success of feminist praxis and activism in making gender inequality a concern of mainstream culture, in Western civilization and in other sociocultural contexts.

The term post-feminism does not imply that the era of feminist theory and activism have concluded (victoriously or otherwise). Rather, post-feminism acknowledges that the fractured identity of the individual has changed in the postmodern society, informed by social change predicated in part by feminist influence; it is a tangential evolution of feminist thought.

The work of Angela Carter (especially her 1977 book The Passion of New Eve) and various "gender-bending" authors—such as Jeanette Winterson, Patricia Duncker, and Judith Butler—exhibit nuances of post-feminist thought.

Pornography is often cited as the first post-feminist industry, since it breaks the mother/whore dichotomy, and commoditizes gender and sexuality. Since many people decry pornography as inherently mysogynistic, some may confuse post-feminist politics with misogyny.

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