The Sort Of Woman Who Isn't A Feminist
I'm not a feminist. As I've written here, I call myself a humanist, which means I stand up for the rights and fair treatment of all people, including those with a penis in their pants.

Feminism these days is too often a demand for special rights for people with vaginas -- under the guise of equal rights.

And it's too often a way to unearned power -- typically, unearned power over men, that comes at a high price: Playing the victim.

The problem is this: Play it long enough and you become it -- meaning it becomes who you are and how you go about the world.

Well, Lena Dunham, who absolutely is a feminist, talked to Estee Adoram, the famed booker for the Comedy Cellar in New York who has launched many a comedy career. Adoram said to her: "I am not a feminist."

Well, Dunham interviewed Adoram for her newsletter, and Lisa DePasquale reports on what she said:

It's clear that Dunham and Adoram could not be more different in their career path. Adoram served in the Israeli Army before becoming a hostess at the Comedy Cellar, and then eventually worked her way up to the most important job there. Dunham started with a series on HBO and Emmy nominations after the first season. Basically, Adoram has been successful in the male-dominated fields of the military and comedy and Dunham is dying to get her to join her cult of victimization. Adoram ain't having it and it's a beautiful thing to see.

Here's a selection of Adoram's responses to Dunham's loaded questions.

On lack of females in comedy:

"I am not gonna put someone on who is not great just because she's female. And I really don't believe any club owner would not book a woman just because she's a woman. There's only one trend in comedy and that's to be funny. I don't go for gimmicks."

On what offends her:

"I hate vulgarity. I don't mind dirty. There's a difference between a comic who works dirty or is vulgar. I don't want the level of intelligence to go down the toilet because of that. I have personal stuff that I don't like. I wouldn't be offended, but I don't like it. I don't like Holocaust jokes."

On rape jokes:

"Depends on how you do it. You need to come and you're going to listen to Lynne Koplitz doing the rape joke. If you don't laugh, I'll buy you whatever you want."

On being stepped over in the business because she's a woman:

"Maybe they say things behind my back, I don't know. But no, I never felt it. I can't even think of an incident of somebody trying."

On whether the feminist ideology defines her:

"I was always in the position of authority, even when I was in the army. I was always in the position of authority."

"I was in charge. I have pictures to show, to prove it. There is something in my character, I guess, that makes it happen. I never felt: 'I am not allowed to do that because I'm a woman.' Feminism would step in and say, this is a blockage here. I never felt that. I worked, I worked hard, and I always was recognized for the job."

"The reality is, most people that I come in contact with give me my dues."

On "equal pay":

"Now, there's the big thing in show business. Equal pay for women and whatever. It probably is an issue. To me it's not. Yeah, I would like to make more money, of course. At the end of the day, for me, what matters is the satisfaction with what I do, my relationship with people, whether it's comics, coworkers, friends, people I meet. I feel happy. As long as I have enough to live for what I want to do, I'm good. I don't know if it's words of wisdom, but that's what kept me happy."

Clearly, Estee Adoram is the refreshing kind of broad who probably doesn't mind being called a broad. I identify with her more than I do with Dunham and today's feminist heroes. Hollywood should take note. We have enough movies and TV shows about the lives of vapid, self-important millennials like Lena Dunham. Give us more on the inspiring women like Adoram who came before them and don't subscribe to the victimhood worldview.

Welcome to my worldview, too.