“So Common to Score Cheap Points on Being an Antifeminist”: The Rise of Antifeminist and Anti-Gender Mobilizations in Denmark and the Feminist Response
摘要
This chapter outlines and analyzes recent developments in both anti-gender and antifeminist mobilizations in Denmark while distinguishing between three main reaction types to these mobilizations among the feminist and LGBT+ movements. Compared to other European countries, anti-gender campaigns and protests have been subdued and mostly centered on targeting transgender recognition and rights. Antifeminist mobilizations by men’s rights activists have, in comparison, been more organized and structured in response to the rise of the #MeToo movement, particularly due to the establishment of the Danish Men’s Council in 2018. The three main reaction types to such mobilizations that have been identified are critique, issue reappropriation, and disengagement. Feminist and LGBT+ actors often resort to a combination of these reaction types without a deliberate strategy. What most resembles a strategy applied by the most influential women’s and LGBT+ organizations is disengagement, for instance, by not debating antifeminist and anti-gender actors publicly. It is currently uncertain what the effects of this strategy are.