Dealing With Cretins
Feminism, while not easy in theory, in way easier in theory than in practice. In practice, you have to deal with cretins on a pretty much constant basis. These leads to dilemmas, like:
“How to I tell Uncle Willy to bugger off about my not changing my name?”
“How can I deal with the guys who tell [...]
Feminists Don’t Have to Be Pro-Choice
If there’s one thing that the doomed selection of Sarah Palin has proved, it’s that feminism has become abortionism – both to most anti-feminists and to many feminists as well.
What was the most common criticism of Palin, after the chuckling over her multiple, shall we say, faux pas? Something along these lines: She’s not a [...]
Lust for Filthy Lucre …
Plus we wanted to buy some t-shirts that didn’t say, “Birth control is for wussies:”
http://www.cafepress.com/new_feminist
Our first two t-shirts say:
“Only smart women get to be feminist role models” (AKA, You read all of them, huh?)
and
“More birth control = fewer abortions” (AKA, I know you’re anti-something, but I’m not sure it’s abortion)
“The Yellow Wall-paper” is NOT about post-partum depression!
The Post-Partum Depression Theory of “The Yellow Wall-Paper” is tiresome and wrong-headed. The popularity of this stupid theory showcases how deeply reluctant people are to engage a feminist story on its own (pretty unsubtle) terms.
The protagonist has, it is true, recently given birth. But she struggles with no feelings of conflict regarding that fact, or [...]
