Why feminism keeps getting sidelined — even by our male allies on the Left.
In this episode of "The Abortionfluencer Podcast," host Colleen Luckett explores a frustrating truth many feminists know deep in their bones: Even well-meaning, left-leaning men often diminish feminist analysis — especially when it comes to reproductive justice, bodily autonomy rights, and power.
Using a childhood soccer memory as a metaphor (pass the damn ball, my dudes!), this episode connects personal experience to political reality — from social media algorithms and bro-dominated leftist spaces to centuries-old systems of misogyny (and misogynoir) baked into U.S. "democracy" itself.
This one’s part vent, part history lesson, part love letter — and part warning shot.
Top Topics Covered
Fighting your own "teammates" for legitimacy
Why “good” men still center themselves in Leftist media and movements
How social media algorithms reward ego and bank accounts, not justice — and who really benefits?
A feminist critique of online Left spaces (yes, even popular ones)
Structural misogyny in U.S. history — suffrage, women of color hit the hardest, the ERA, and political leaders using reproductive rights as leverage
Why BOTH major political parties benefit from keeping women’s equality unresolved
The Epstein files, survivor testimony, and why women are never believed “enough”
“Even the Good Ones” — personal story tie in: Allyship, marriage, and how ALL of us must unlearn the patriarchy
A call to male allies: Listen, credit feminist voices, and then step back.
Further Reading
- "Seats Are Not Enough — Patriarchy Must Be Dismantled," by Batseba Seifu, Nov. 2025
medium.com/assay/how-women-are-devalued-and-oppressed-in-modern-patriarchy-584e33069616 - Suffrage and the Seneca Falls Convention:
crusadeforthevote.org/seneca-falls-meeting - Equal Rights Amendment:
equalrightsamendment.org - Statement Calling for the Publication and Certification of the Equal Rights Amendment Before President Biden Leaves Office on January 20, 2025; New York City Bar
hnycbar.org/reports/publication-and-certification-of-the-equal-rights-amendment-biden - Intersectional Feminism
humanrightscareers.com/issues/what-is-intersectional-feminism - Women in the Black Panther Party
isreview.org/issue/111/women-black-panther-party/index.html - "Women, Race & Class," by Angela Y. Davis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%2C_Race_and_Class - "The Sexual Contract," by Carole Pateman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sexual_Contract - "Misogyny: The World’s Oldest Prejudice," by Jack Holland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny:_The_World%27s_Oldest_Prejudice - "Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory," by Lise Vogel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism_and_the_Oppression_of_Women - Epstein files: Trump, Howard Lutnick, Steve Tisch among prominent names that appear in latest Justice Department release, CNBC
cnbc.com/2026/01/31/epstein-files-trump-howard-lutnick-steve-tisch.html - Re: Epstein Files Transparency Act - Production of Department Materials, letter from 45's attorney general, Pam Bondi
justice.gov/opa/media/1426091/dl - Father didn't believe the suicide story, but he could have just been in denial in his grief; total speculations RE: Virginia Guiffre, but worth keeping in mind about how power works. reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1kcbnwa/virginia_giuffres_father_insists_she_didnt_die_by
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