Feminism in the time of Hillary
Authors Katha Pollitt and Amanda Marcotte discuss the status of modern feminism in presidential politics, pop culture and the non-Western world.
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Amanda Marcotte sees a troubling trend in recent comedies that take women’s intrinsic yearning for motherhood for granted. Katha Pollitt wants to see fewer movies centered on yearning mothers and more on inspiring heroines.
June 6, 2008
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Katha Pollitt says the ‘second vs. third wave’ gap is overblown, though older feminist organizations need to change to survive. Amanda Marcotte says larger organizations need to support smaller ones without wresting control from younger feminists.
June 5, 2008
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Amanda Marcotte says the backlash against feminism in the U.S. appreciably hurts women in developing nations. Katha Pollitt replies that this country still has much to learn from others that have made more progress on equality.
June 4, 2008
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Katha Pollitt says women are too often blamed for a lack of collective ambition. Amanda Marcotte says women need to address everyday, systematic discrimination to achieve equality.
June 3, 2008
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Amanda Marcotte says the Clinton-Obama contest saw too many feminists resort to racial and sexist tropes to support their candidates. Katha Pollitt blames partisans and the media for stoking the furor over race and gender.
June 2, 2008