I think so. Page’s role as symbolically masculine subject repeats itself over and over again in photographic representations. In this case she is dressed in a man’s tuxedo, the ultimate male attire. Her bowtie and the first few buttons of her white formal shirt are undone, as if she’s coming from a party or as [...]

I guess I wasn’t really asking if she identifies as a feminist – but rather do you/we consider her as an asset to the struggle for female empowerment – Kinda along the lines of feminist thinking – I tend to find that I am interested in what IS a feminist representation in popular culture – [...]

Feminist who only think about women are limiting their scope too much! Oppression comes in many forms and affects us all. With regard to men’s issues: Check out feckless and What About the Menz? These are both blogs that note exactly what you’re talking about – I also wrote a post recently that talked about [...]

Not to mention the fact that while some women of color were represented in the Glamour article these images continue to represent idealized beauty as white beauty – don’t you think? Ugh! How does this not make people crazy?

Have you check out the blog What about the menz? It’s really a great masculinist blog. It seems pretty narrow minded to miss the idea that there are opressions for all people – we live in a hyper-judgmental culture that makes us all hate ourselves so that it can sell us stuff. At least I [...]

Jessica I’ve never read Queen Bees and Wannabes but i should – I’ve heard of it. My dissertation is on YA lit – do you think it would be interesting with regards to that?

Maybe it’s just me but there is something about her re-writing of language that blows my mind – I see her spinning and re-spinning as the tornado that actually helped me pull back the curtain and see just how much of my life was controlled or dictated by the dominate view point. But I agree [...]

I can’t count the number of times I have sat across the table from people – told them my husband is a feminist and had them say, “How is that possible, he’s a man!” Puke. – Or perhaps an opportunity to inform – it’s probably the teacher in me but I think the goal is [...]

I know, I know innocent until proven guilty – but – its all the other women who say this guy did this to them and all the other women that have been targeted for what the wore or what they said – and the history of women being tortured and ridiculed through rape – particularly [...]

I am so upset about The Strauss-Kahn sexual assault. Did y’all see he was released from house arrest? What does her credibility have to do with anything. I don’t care what kind of woman you are if you get raped or assaulted people should care!

Okay – so Mary Daly is some pretty radical politics – that I don’t always fall right in line with – but I also find her super eye opening and informative. In light of that, I am dying to know why you vote no on Mary Daly?

Thanks for you agreement James – The negative perception of mothering is so wierd, right? I am constantly baffled that the argument that stay at home moms need “jobs” to be feminists and that their desire to stay home is based in laziness. I go to work everyday – I am a corperate drone – [...]

On so many fronts – I agree. But I still think that there are so many people who don’t genuinely GET that their choices aren’t coming from their own desires but rather from what culture tells them to desire – which creeps me out.