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Read it in today’s Washington Post and let me know your thoughts. Cutting to the chase, so that you understand how Jessica Valenti defines “feminism”:
Feminism is a social justice movement with values and goals that benefit women. It’s a structural analysis of a world that oppresses women, an ideology based on the notion that patriarchy exists and that it needs to end.
What Palin is peddling isn’t feminism — it’s a manipulated buzzword being used to garner support for a party that time and time again votes against women’s rights. Palin isn’t trying to further a movement for justice or equality; she’s shilling for women’s votes — a “stampede of pink elephants,” she says — for the midterm elections.
I’ve just finished reading Click by Courtney E. Martin and J. Courtney Sullivan and will be interviewing the latter later this week. Jessica’s timing is impeccable.
And as food for thought, here’s a comment my friend, Gloria Pan, wrote on Facebook in regard to other comments about Palin and the label of “feminism”:
…What I like about Palin related to this whole feminist thing is that her marriage really does seem to be an equal partnership, with her husband giving her plenty of room to shine, and her not hesitating.
Even Joanne Punditmom Bamberger concurs:
Excellent point, Gloria. I could only hope to have my husband shoulder that much of the domestic load.
I have to tell you – this partnership thing with one’s mate, this is a big deal when it comes to striking out at the glass ceilings for those in my generation (DOB 1962).
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:44 pm May 30th, 2010 in Gender, Women
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