The “manosphere” is the term typically given to male opposition to feminism’s lies, hate, and misandry.
But many women who are speaking out against feminism can legitimately be considered an integral part of the manosphere. A list of these women can be found in my article Women of the Manosphere.
This article profiles a group of these wonderful women, “honey badgers” and The Honey Badger Brigade.
A honey badger is a woman who publicly supports the men’s rights movement, often in opposition to feminism. Female supporters are among the most prominent men’s rights activists and provide breadth and legitimacy to the movement, as men are often vilified when they object to feminist hatred of men.
The term “honey badgers” was created to refer to female men’s rights activists on the popular men’s rights website A Voice for Men, after a viral YouTube video about the indomitable and ferocious small carnivore:
The Honey Badger Brigade is a female-led organization of honey badgers. In 2013 the following women, posting on the National Coalition for Men website, founded the Honey Badger Brigade and introduced their new website and the Honey Badger Radio podcast:
(* — is included in the Women of the Manosphere list)
Karen Straughn *
Alison “Asha” Tieman *
Hannah Wallen (aka Della Burton) *
Suzanne McCarley
Janet Bloomfield *
Amy Dee
Diana Davison *
Elena Rider
Magedlyn Prossii
Dr. Helen Smith *
Dr. Tara Palmatier *
Susie Parker
Stacey Allison
In 2016 Alison Tieman incorporated the group as Honey Badger Brigade, Inc., and became its president.
The Honey Badger Brigade continued an association with A Voice for Men (AVfM). At the first International Conference on Men’s Issues, in 2014 in Detroit, organized by AVfM, the Badgers crowdfunded $8000 to fly there as “human shields” against angry feminist protestors. The 2019 International Conference on Men’s Issues was hosted by the Honey Badger Brigade in Chicago.
Brigade members Edwards, Garcia, Kay, Straughan, and Tieman were interviewed in the 2016 documentary film The Red Pill. Straughan was the most prominent, talking about how men’s lives, whether in the military or dangerous jobs, were regarded as more disposable than those of women. In 2017, Straughan, Tieman, and Wallen went to Australia on a Honey Badger “Down Under tour”, to promote screenings of The Red Pill there.¹
Following are some interesting articles about the Honey Badger Brigade:
Hear Them Roar: Meet the Honey Badgers, the Women Behind the Men’s Rights Movement
“Can’t we all just get along…” men’s rights activists should play nice
In the Honey Badger Brigade, Female Men’s Rights Activists Fight for Their Version of Equality
Thank God for honey badgers and the Honey Badger Brigade! These women are literally one-in-ten-million!
For other articles about other Women of the Manosphere.
FOOTNOTES:
The content for these 3 paragraphs was adapted from the Honey badger (men’s rights) Wikipedia page
By Stephen Bond on February 12, 2023.
Exported from Medium on February 28, 2023.