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This kerfuffle is an ad feminam attack from the boys and, of course, the odd girl, but mainly it's a boyzones attack.

Philip Roth protest had nothing to do with feminism, says Virago founder 2011

"Ad feminam" would only be necessary if the conventional phrase were "ad virum".

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

You're spouting ad hominem (or rather, ad feminam) campaign prattle.

Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy 2009

Ad hominem (or ad feminam) changes are inevitably temporary.

Archive 2007-06-01 Stephen Tall 2007

Not to be overly David Rundle, but what do you mean by "Ad hominem (or ad feminam) changes are inevitably temporary"?

What should Ming have done? Stephen Tall 2007

Good to see incisive ad feminam argument from someone whose understanding of US history is so deep that he thinks there were 'No-Nothings.'

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

Ad hominem (or ad feminam) changes are inevitably temporary.

What should Ming have done? Stephen Tall 2007

After all, in a debate on serious issues, any mention of the opponent's personality would be ad hominem at best and at worst would stoop as low as ad feminam.

The Republican Party has invited not just defeat but discredit this year Stephen Retherford 2008

After all, in a debate on serious issues, any mention of the opponent's personality would be ad hominem at best and at worst would stoop as low as ad feminam.

Archive 2008-10-01 Stephen Retherford 2008

Note 55: Dinant, p. 23: "Dicit autem ARISTOTELES feminam quodammodo esse marem imperfectum et eius menstruum sanguinem esse indigestum sperma; similem superfluitatem esse sperma viri et menstruum sanguinem mulieris excepto quod superfluitas hec maior in femina est et colorem retinet sanguineum propter defectum caloris digerentis." back

A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005