May 2009
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The Trouble With Older Feminists
I’ve had trouble comprehending older feminists’ take on my generation of feminists for a while now, but I really have a problem with Linda Hirshman’s piece about Jezebel.com. She writes:
“These Jezebel writers are a symptom of the weaknesses in the model of perfect egalitarian sexual freedom; in fact, it’s the supposed concern with feminism that makes the site so problematic. How can Tracie, who...
I take umbrage. →
Yes, women are the world’s sexiest creatures (damned fine). But, no, that does not entitle us to make it an issue when a woman happens to reject (or simply be different than) normative standards of feminine beauty. Why do we take such liberties when speaking of the bodies of women we don’t know, especially smart ones? I always take umbrage when I am reminded that the male body is...