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    Oprah Winfrey & Gloria Steinem Bask In The Glow Of Obama's Win

    During the 2008 presidential campaign campaign, Oprah said she wouldn't use her show as a platform for Democratic candidate Barack Obama. But today she announced that she is "unleashed", freely declaring her love for the President Elect by wearing a "Hope Won" t-shirt and walking out on stage screaming in celebration. For her post-election special, Oprah spoke to several political analysts via satellite, including Gloria Steinem, a former Hillary Clinton supporter. In the clip above, Steinem discusses her support of both Clinton and Obama, and says that after losing Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. when she was younger, today, "it's as if our future came back in an even better form."
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    Gloria Steinem Talks Feminism, Wears Leather Pants On Oprah

    I've made irreverent remarks about Gloria Steinem in the past, about how she's a dinosaur. I just don't think she's interested in some of the more specific aspects of feminism that I and some other younger women are. But that doesn't mean I don't know or appreciate what she's done for the women's movement. Today, on Oprah, Steinem put my thoughts into words when she said, "Gratitude never radicalized anybody." Because if we spend too much time and energy being so grateful that we have the right to an abortion or the right to vote, then there's the possibility of that gratitude turning into complacency. We need to move beyond what we've accomplished thus far, and look toward the changes we need to make in the future. Because, as Steinem puts it, today's feminism it isn't about women doing it all. It's about women not having to do it all. Clip above.
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    The Plot Thickens: Gloria Steinem, Lynda Carter Endorse DVF Comic Book

    • Deets on the Diane von Furstenberg comic book! "With 'Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa,' the new comic book she authored, she doesn’t just turn herself into a bonafide superheroine, but offers inspiring tales about women and the life-empowering choices they face — all with illustrations by artist Konstantin Kakanias." Plus, it's got the stamp of approval from real life WW's Gloria Steinem and Lynda Carter. We're sure the 13-year-old boys are already lined up! [WWD]
    • Despite repeated evidence that she should never talk ever, Kate Moss is appearing on a new style TV show. [Fashionista]
    • Kate Winslet is not, repeat, not, playing Vivienne Westwood. [People]
    • In bad news for the environment and boring news for the rest of us, model Jessica Stam gets her pilot's license. Or talks about getting one. [Fashionista]
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    NOW L.A. President Shelly Mandell Endorses McCain/Palin

    News of National Organization for Women L.A. President Shelly Mandell's endorsement of John McCain, but especially Sarah Palin, is blowing up all over the blogosphere. You might wonder how a woman who helped organize the March for Women's Lives, the thousands-strong pro-choice rally in 2004, has, four years later, decided that women's lives aren't that important after all. More »
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    Gloria Steinem On Feminism, Sarah Palin: "It's Such An Insult"

    For New York Magazine's 40th anniversary issue, original contributor/feminist godmother Gloria Steinem and activist Suheir Hammad (seen above left) had a conversation about Sarah Palin and the state of modern feminism, among other things. When Palin's name comes up, Steinem says, “It’s such an insult," and she goes on to add, "Having someone who looks like you and behaves like them — who looks like a friend but behaves like an adversary—is worse than having no one." More »
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    Sarah Palin's "Feminism" Is Irrelevant To Her Irresponsible Record

    A lot of people, including the much-loved Gloria Steinem, are talking about whether or not Sarah Palin was the "feminist" choice for Vice President. "This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need," Steinem argues in the L.A. Times today. "Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere." While I happen to agree with Steinem, I think focusing on Palin's feminist cred or lack thereof is a canard, just like the focus on her knocked up daughter, Bristol. However, I will say again: instead of focusing on her children or her potency as a symbol, let's take some of those ridiculous claims Palin is making about her motherhood-as-VP-qualification to task instead. More »