‘Female Titans’ Discuss the Paradox of the Sexual Revolution: A Triumph That Disadvantages Women

Has the⁤ Sexual Revolution Failed?

That was the question posed to‌ all in attendance of The Free Press’s first live debate held in downtown Los Angeles last Wednesday — one ‍deemed “a clash of female titans.”

In ⁣one ‍corner sat pop musician‌ Claire Boucher, popularly known as Grimes, along with ex-Muslim⁤ podcast host Sarah Haider, both taking⁤ the position that the sexual revolution succeeded.​ On ⁤the other side sat British author Louise Perry and “Red Scare” podcast co-host Anna Khachiyan, who both​ argued its failure.

Ultimately, the audience decided the cultural moment did in fact deliver⁤ on the liberating promises it made to women: The sexual revolution promised to free women from oppressive stereotypes that locked us out of many educational and career opportunities and forced us⁢ to act as sexual gatekeepers in ‍a world where chastity, marriage,‍ and motherhood ​were ⁤expectations rather than choices.

As ‌a ​member of the Gen Z generation who attended the debate, I agree. But ‌that‌ doesn’t mean I’m OK with the resulting effects.

Indeed, ​not only did the sexual revolution ‍succeed, but it triumphed in a massive overcorrection of ​our sexual culture. As ‌a result,⁢ today’s current generation of young ‌women are left to navigate through its wreckage.

This movement for sexual empowerment has been exceedingly ⁤effective. Think back to⁤ its original goal. Feminists yearned to sever the act of sex from‍ the process of reproduction. Feminists sought to ‍redefine marriage from its institutional model ⁣predicated on obligation to one’s family to a romantic model placing​ emotion on a high pedestal.

What transpired was, as Perry has​ explained, ⁢a dechristianizing of ⁤the West. We’ve dissolved the sanctity of holy matrimony for a narcissistic quest for ‌radical self-love. Relationships ‌between men and women that lack⁣ commitment ​or even a baseline understanding of serving ‍one ​another with joy are unfulfilling. ​They render us addicted to a drug-like ‌sense of validation, of which we’re given regular⁣ hits ‍within the internet’s self-obsessed attention economy.

The Gender Wars Are Bad for Everyone

We’ve effectively desexed women, pulling ‌us further and further away from centuries of evolution and ​human nature in order to level the biological playing field. Now, women are ‌snatching up college ​degrees at higher rates ⁢than men and‍ achieving financial independence⁤ outside of marriage.

You’d think men would ⁣love the results of a sexual revolution since it ‌empowered consequence-free sex, sans commitment. But ‍even this has backfired, and⁤ now men are feeling increasingly subordinated to women. No ⁣amount of risk-free sex can sweeten this proverbial deal with ‍the devil where we’ve fundamentally disavowed gender norms and elevated women above men at their own behest.

Men ⁣are no longer required ⁢to cultivate masculine virtues. Commitment,⁢ self-control, and⁣ a duty to provide and‌ protect are effectively discouraged by the proliferation of casual sex. In essence, we’re​ rewarding men with intimate access ⁤to our ​bodies and ⁢asking for nothing in return. If we no longer gatekeep our sexuality,‌ and contraceptives or abortions​ reduce ⁢the‌ risk⁤ involved with⁣ promiscuous behavior, is it any wonder why many⁣ modern men turn toward a life of hedonistic pleasure,⁢ finding it in porn, pop culture, or weed?

The sexual revolution led ⁣to an over-feminization of the Western world. If speech offends us, we lean on the ‍feminine trait⁣ of agreeableness and⁤ silence it. To raise up the “weaker” sex, we rely on dogmatic ‌diversity and inclusion​ agendas in lieu of merit.‍ To ​repress the “oppressor” sex, men must self-flagellate and become their weakest selves.

Destroying Women’s Health and Happiness

It would be naive for me ‌to assert that things are all peachy keen for the​ female sex. By rejecting or outright​ erasing womanhood ⁣in an effort to increase sex neutrality, we’re ⁤actively working against our⁣ reproductive health in ways that could cause temporary or even permanent ⁤damage.

Furthermore, what ⁤good does⁤ it do to relentlessly egg on women to close the gender pay gap when we simultaneously haven’t fostered a ⁢more child-friendly culture? Big ⁢government makes ​big promises to increase access or⁤ decrease costs associated with childcare, like with the Biden ⁤administration’s ‌recent executive‍ order for subsidized childcare centers. But all that a one-size-fits-all system will⁣ really do is introduce ⁣bureaucracy​ as the next member‌ of your family unit. That’s not what most women​ want.

During the ⁢debate, Grimes emphasized that the sexual revolution has been both a ‌cultural and technological‍ phenomenon. From ⁢hormonal birth control to dating apps, we’ve introduced several advancements⁢ in technology that have shocked America’s Judeo-Christian tradition. But ​our advancements⁣ in “complementary social technology,” as Grimes ​put it,‍ have not yet caught up. In other words, America lacks the social infrastructure to make childrearing more convenient and more affordable.

We don’t need to reinvent ⁤the ⁤wheel. Traditional basics may seem like a bore, but as ​Perry pointed out, we might all ⁣be a bit happier if we lived more ‍normal lives. Studies consistently show that women who embrace motherhood⁢ and marriage have ⁤some of the biggest happiness dividends and that married men are⁤ twice as happy as their unmarried peers.

Good old-fashioned family⁤ values may not have enticed Gen Xers or Millennials whose concept of adulthood was shaped by shows like “Sex and the ⁣City,” but ⁤my generation — the “Zoomer” generation — has a unique opportunity to reset the battering ram that the sexual revolution has had on our culture.

We don’t have ⁤to settle for a life of ‍unfulfillment,‌ where instead of celebrating our⁣ femininity we are embittered by​ it. We don’t have to devour subversive messaging that preys on women’s insecurities and standardizes unhealthy extremes just because the media shove it down⁣ our throats ‌in music and movies. We don’t have to accept the⁤ leftist narrative, which damages our ​mental health and isolates us from objective biological truth and common sense.

America‌ doesn’t need a “return‌ to ⁣tradition,” ⁤in ⁢the⁤ sense that we‍ should walk back women’s hard-fought gains for equality⁤ under the law. We need a return to the tradition of freedom — and sexual liberation won’t grant us that. It instead ensnares us in a toxic cycle of disappointment. It’s up to us to adopt ⁣healthy boundaries and practice what would actually be a fulfilling act of radical self-love: unapologetically rejecting the sexual revolution.