TO BE FAIR, WHAT AREN’T THEY CLUELESS ABOUT? Margaret Wente: Why Are Young Feminists So Clueless About Sex? “Ironically, today’s feminists are serious about consent but casual about sex. And to their shock, they’ve discovered that there’s an awful lot of bad sex out there. They did not expect this. They’ve been told they are supposed to be having a super-positive sex life – unconflicted, joyous, casual and abundant. They’ve been told they should be able to have as many partners and initiate sex just as often as men do. And they’ve tried that. And it hasn’t worked out very well. Instead of feeling super-positive, they feel sexually dissatisfied, emotionally disconnected and more than a little used. The surprise is that so many young women are surprised by this. Haven’t they watched Girls?