Steven Crowder attacked no-fault divorce again when he announced his wife was divorcing him against his desires. @kylietcheung wrote about him and other high-profile conservatives campaigning against the right to divorce last year.
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Before no-fault divorce was introduced in the late sixties, a spouse had to prove insanity, cruelty, adultery, or neglect — no-fault divorce is a feminist legal gain that helps protect survivors of abuse and anyone who wants a divorce for any reason.

Conservative leaders like J.D. Vance have argued for the end of no-fault divorce and suggested spouses should remain in “maybe even violent” relationships, arguing people will be happier in the long term without divorce.

Vance made those comments at a high school, by the way. Both Tim Pool and Steven Crowder have argued against no-fault divorce, claiming women have a leg up in the legal system — a claim that is demonstrably untrue, especially in family courts, where women are frequently punished.

The comments echo the longtime conservative mantra to return to “traditional values,” something we see in “trad wife” content and the manosphere. These “traditional values” dictate harsh gender roles and heterosexuality for both men and women.

“Traditional values” would also include female abuse victims staying silent and continuing to endure abuse, because the court system maintains impossibly high standards to prove abuse and cruelty for the vast majority of victims.

We’re actually seeing men embrace the language of victimhood in cases of DARVO beyond the usual “she’s crazy,” with the manosphere in particular using anti-Me Too language to champion abusers as victims — but that’s another thread. In the meantime, thank a feminist for divorce.

Thread addition that I didn’t even realize until I looked it up: marital rape was also legal until the seventies, the decade no-fault divorce was introduced. Thank a feminist for the right to deny sex to your spouse!