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Judith Butler

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Philosopher and gender theorist discussed in relation to her work on gender discourse, controversial defense of Avital Ronell, and role in Theory movement in academia.

Mentions (11)
"Anyway, I've had these two weird married friends for years who are big Judith Butler stans and have claimed the non-binary label for themselves for years."
"I'm a Luddite getting my Master's in English Education at a state university and taking a class called "Humanism" (lots of navel-gazing, Judith Butler, and Donna Haraway)."
"In my case it's Robin Diangelo, Judith Butler, and Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk. This would improve the world ever so slightly. EDIT: I want to be clear that I only really support the cancelling of complete hacks."
Who do you hope actually gets cancelled? · u/[deleted] · ↑130 · 2021-11-02
"like so so weird not in a pejorative way just it perplexes me how can people claim theres no difference among the sexes and that gender can be deconstructed and judith butler sometjing something considering how particularly weird men can be"
men r so weird · u/[deleted] · ↑42 · 2023-01-08
"The Staff Picks was the usual lib, NYT bestsellers and the 1619 project. A slightly more intelligent employee snuck in something by Judith Butler. Still woke but more academic."
Went to my local bookstore today and it's all woke slop · u/Money_Watercress_411 · ↑35 · 2025-03-18
"Judith Butler's latest interview in The New Statesman"
Berkeley Brain · u/LongjumpingRow9 · ↑48 · 2020-09-23
"A slightly more intelligent employee snuck in something by Judith Butler. Still woke but more academic."
Went to my local bookstore today and it's all woke slop · u/Money_Watercress_411 · ↑35 · 2025-03-18
"Maybe she wanted some young women to perform their genders for her... if you know what I mean."
Do you think Judith Butler went to epstein's island? · u/WhiteFlame- · ↑26 · 2025-07-17
"This is a bit long and jargon-filled, but it is a good analysis of Butler's persistent downplaying of material forces, and argues why this ultimately undercuts Butler's analysis of social oppression."
Hello, Based Department? A Marxist Critique of Judith Butler · u/FatimaMansioned · ↑23 · 2021-10-15
"Maybe you want to talk about how the discursive account of gender that made her famous is fundamentally incompatible with today's trans movement and yet no one ever talks about that inconvenient fact. Maybe you want to talk her using her network of high profile academics to write and circulate a str"
"Mfers attend one queer theory workshop in Somerville MA and try to be Judith Butler"
I never want to see or hear these words again · u/Circe08 · ↑21 · 2023-06-28
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