Trigger warnings and safe spaces are an infantilizing setback for feminism - and for women. Christina Hoff Sommers More Quotes by Christina Hoff Sommers More Quotes From Christina Hoff Sommers I think it's ill-advised to attribute pathologies to healthy people. It doesn't help normal, healthy, thriving children to be viewed as pitiable and fragile. Christina Hoff Sommers childrenpeoplethinking Hillary Clinton appears to believe in a form of stoicism - which is a tried and true life philosophy. Christina Hoff Sommers true-lifephilosophybelieve So far there has been little discussion among gender scholars about the need to engage with skeptics. They tend to view skeptics and dissenters as cranks. Christina Hoff Sommers viewslittlesneeds "Marginalized others" have access to other ways of knowing, and therefore to deeper, more authentic truths about human reality. They can share that knowledge by speaking about their lived experience while in a safe space. But to provide this kind of safety, members of privileged groups, i.e. white, able-bodied, cis-gendered middle class men, must keep quiet. Christina Hoff Sommers classmenreality Girls are more academically powerful. They make the grades, they run the student activities, they are the valedictorians. Christina Hoff Sommers girlpowerfulrunning Even the most independent and spirited young women can become humorless, self-absorbed, and fearful. It's a terrible preparation for life. Christina Hoff Sommers independentpreparationself It's no wonder there is a mad scramble for victim status on many campuses today. It confers authority and prestige. Christina Hoff Sommers madwondertoday In reality, American girls are among the most outspoken, ambitious, successful girls in the history of the human race. Christina Hoff Sommers girlsuccessfulreality Any child may go through periods during which they become less outspoken with their parents or teachers. But girls, like boys, live in many different worlds - they have their friends and their classroom and their parents - and within these different domains, they may have different levels of expressiveness. Christina Hoff Sommers girlteacherchildren I don't think anyone will deny that girls are academically superior as a group. Christina Hoff Sommers groupsgirlthinking Truth brought to public light recruits the best of us to work for change. On the other hand, even the best-intentioned "noble lie" ultimately discredits the finest of causes. Christina Hoff Sommers lightlyinghands Harvard produces leaders. People with Harvard degrees go on to become administrators in high-level positions in state educational departments and in public schools around the country. Christina Hoff Sommers educationalcountryschool
