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It's not a realization of the importance of women's rights that's inspired the change. It's strategy. Palin's sisterly speechifying is part of a larger conservative move to woo women by appropriating feminist language. Just as consumer culture tries to sell "Girls Gone Wild"-style sexism as "empowerment," conservatives are trying to sell anti-women policies shrouded in pro-women rhetoric.
Given that so-called conservative feminists don't support women's rights, how can they paint their movement as pro-woman? Why are they not being laughed out of the room?
But feminists -- or anyone who cares about women's progress -- need to stop Palin from turning feminism into yet another empty slogan. Because "sisterhood" and meaningless rallying cries aside, American women need real feminism in their lives, not just the f-bomb.
Here is a good example of a misguided leading question; by positioning opposing Sarah Palin as being pro Sharia Law, you have lost your credibility. Sarah Palin is not representative of the female electorate of the country, and certainly not of those who are opposed to Sharia Law. She is not from New York, she has never lived in New York, and will never live in New York. How her opinion, or that of any person who lives outside of the city and state is relevant is beyond me. For someone who claims to know so much about the founding fathers and the constitution, she comes across a hypocrite. The constitutional rights are for all citizens, and not just WASP's........
Palin writes that she doesn't agree with "the radical mantras of that early feminist era, but reasoned arguments for equal opportunity definitely resonated with me."
Palin writes that she doesn't agree with "the radical mantras of that early feminist era, but reasoned arguments for equal opportunity definitely resonated with me."
Sarah Palin is an idiot.
"radical mantras" ???
The DivaDope must be talking about the right to vote, own property, be paid the same as the man next to them for the same job, be able to call the cops when a "loved one" beats them....ya, all those Totally Radical ideas!!! She IS an idiot.
The DivaDope must be talking about the right to vote, own property, be paid the same as the man next to them for the same job, be able to call the cops when a "loved one" beats them....ya, all those Totally Radical ideas!!! She IS an idiot.
exactly. How she thinks she got to be in a position as a public figure without those "radical mantra's" is astounding.
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