Not being an expert I am not sure what exactly counts as ideologically ‘feminist’ female writing (or not) these days.

As one reader points out, Jennie Rigg is tackling the Polanski issue with vigour (and NB Naughty Words).

As is Laura Woodhouse at the F-word, linking to a blunt demolition of excuses for Polanski by Amanda Hess.

Meanwhile Ann Althouse lets fly at famous French thinker Bernard-Henri Levy, demanding that he explain in philosophical terms his defence of Polanski.

Still, the Whoopi Goldberg’s ingenious creation of a new category of violent crime (rape-rape, as opposed to mundane rape) is surely an outlandish attack on core principles. But then maybe she is not a feminist.

All in all, this is going to be interesting in a Culture Wars way.

On one side a Hollywood-style elite backed by European hedonists – notably quite a lot of privileged, er, men.

On the other, more or less everyone else, with furious feminists and cantankerous conservatives just for once joining forces.

And the Internet letting key material circulate very fast.