Comments for Feminist Fatale

Comment on 5 feminist criticisms of beauty: is it worth the fight? by Susan

Susan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:47:10 +0000

How refreshing !!! I getting more and more sickened by externally beautiful women (used to be one but into the aging process). Divorced and considering dating I find myself in a “market” where men 10 years my senior consider me ok, those my age think I am totally over the hill. Exceptions are around (inner beauty, don|t we need it dearly) but the standard is sexist, oppressive and makes me mad.
I also hate to see physically unaesthetic elder men, dominating major shows and the news in TV. Where are the female elders?? Has any of the kicked out female moderators ever sued a TV station for letting her go while keeping the old guys?
We should have a law, requiring the stations to hire male and females of same ages !!!! Anything else is sexist oppression.

Comment on Glee tackles body image by Angie Chandler

Angie Chandler — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:11:25 +0000

do you do workshops in secondary schools? if so please email me details

Comment on Zoe Nicholson's Interview with Feminists for Choice by Delyla M.

Delyla M. — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:20:36 +0000

I totally agree with Zoe Nicholson a feminist is a person who believes and behaves as if men and women are equal; equalunder the law, and with full equal opportunity. Who would want to live in a world where men and women are not equal? I know I wouldnt. I wouldnt have considered my self a feminist before learning more and more about it. I have opened my eyes to a new world of opportunites to learn and teach my peers about feminism.

Comment on Sisterhood is (Still) Powerful by Joshua.S

Joshua.S — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:14:56 +0000

I think that in our world, in our society today, we learn that women are for lack of better words “caty.” We see in the media and we hear it among stories that women talk about each other and get into fights much more than men. I think that people give in and believe these ideas because that is what is fed to them. However, this article sheds light on another side, perhaps a side that is more frank. Women can have a bond that is so universal. When the petty media fed conceptions are put aside the universal bond and beauty in these bonds in unmistakable.

Comment on Zoe Nicholson's Interview with Feminists for Choice by Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:42:14 +0000

@Joanne: No, in no way does Zoe imply that feminists should be or need to be Buddhists. She is simply referring to her personal recognition of the inherent patriarchy in Christianity, an issue that many feminist began to deconstruct in the 70s- an era when feminist spirituality emerged. But there are plenty of active Christian feminists who recognize the sexism in the religion but work to expose it within their religion. I hope that makes sense.

Comment on Sisterhood is (Still) Powerful by Nima Ghalehsari

Nima Ghalehsari — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:42:01 +0000

I agree with Joanne; I believe everyone needs to have friends of both gender, because there’s some issues you can only discuss with your same sex friend rather than the opposite. I like this sentence: “what it does it mean to unfairly judge and ultimately hold disdain for other women as a woman myself?”, and I guess this question comes up that why don’t so many women know about their own history and why is it that many of them don’t will to fight for their rights? Why are we so self-centered sometime that we can’t even see what’s happening around us?

Comment on Zoe Nicholson's Interview with Feminists for Choice by Nima Ghalehsari

Nima Ghalehsari — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:22:17 +0000

I agree with the previous comment; feminism issues are very similar to as of homosexuals. If we were all created equally and should be treated equally, so there should not be any exception. I believe that the idea of feminism has a lot in common with humanism and/or sexism. Also, women who are already being privileged of equal rights are less likely to be willing to fight for feminism, which is not good, because they are being focused mostly by the mass media.

Comment on Sisterhood is (Still) Powerful by Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:00:38 +0000

I agree with you that the media tarnishes the reputation of women through useless shows that promote sex, blonde bombshells, and anorexia. It affects millions of young girls today who watch shows like The Bad Girls and Jersey Shore. And these shows solely become popular because and why? Not only that, I feel like its not just tv shows, but music we hear these days on the radio. Overplayed, senseless lyrics by popular rappers that rap about sex & women. Imagine message that girls ages 13 are receiving?

Meanwhile, I can relate to how being accepted as one of the boys would feel pretty cool. I was a tom boy in elementary and jr. high school. And although I was accepted among the boys, and hung out with them more than the girls. It only made me feel more masculine than feminine. I feel like every girl needs girlfriends too. It’s apart of growing as a woman, bonding, and sharing personal feelings about love relationship that you wouldn’t share with a guy.

Comment on Zoe Nicholson's Interview with Feminists for Choice by Joshua. S

Joshua. S — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:44:53 +0000

I think that Zoe Nicholson makes very valid points. I never thought about feminism in the way that she looks at it. Having equal rights for men and women is the same as equal rights for different races, ages, and classes. If everyone looks at feminism in this manner, with this idea, then I think that everyone would be a feminist. It would by extremely hyporitically if someone that is black who fights for equal rights does not fight for the same equal rights for women. They would be fighting for the exact same thing. This being said, I AM A FEMINIST!

Comment on Zoe Nicholson's Interview with Feminists for Choice by Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:20:50 +0000

I think it’s interesting how Nicholson brings the topic of religion into discussion. Converting from Christianity to Buddhism because she realized that the meaning of christian was co-opted. At the same time, I’m sure that there are many feminists out there who are Christian and feminist. Does that mean that all feminists who are Christians should convert to Buddhism? I don’t think she clearly explains herself there. And in continents such as Asia where Buddhism has maintained for centuries, we still see inequality especially between men and women in the workforce and household much more than the United States that is mostly consisted of Christians.