Ms. Steinem, why aren't you brainwashing well enough? First you put a red sock in with my white button-up shirts, then you fail to hand-dry the dishes well enough so there are streaks, and now you aren't keeping our brains squeaky clean! Unacceptable! #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
And almost 40 years later, there are still people that think they can refute the entire notion of feminism by saying that women are actually the ones that have all the power because X,Y,Z *sigh*. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
I think what struck me about that clip was how each participant was given time to articulate their opinions. On TV now it is 3 second shouting matches. This was a civilized discussion (granted, the fellow was a delusional idiot) between people with vastly different views.
The real question, Miss Steinem is why are you out of the kitchen? Wait, are you wearing shoes? What in the Sam Hill do you think you are doing Little Lady?! #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
This is the kind of shit I remember my mother fighting against when I was growing up in the 70s. She was out there, burning bras and suing corporations. I try to pass the immense and deep sense of respect and gratitude I feel I owe her onto my kids. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
This is amazing. I love this women. She speaks so articulately and eloquently in the face of such blatant sexism. I don't think I could ever do that. I just wanted to shake the guy while watching this. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
I've been working for years on brainwashing the men around me about feminism, but it turns out they have outside influences or something, because they don't seem to hear me. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
answer the question Ms. Steinem! Why haven't you done a better job of brainwashing all males. We demand to know the answer, our brains our sadly unwashed.
@bluebears: Ms. Steinem, let's just ignore the fact that women make only 59 cents for every dollar, because brainwashing children really should be enough for you, even if you don't want to, really that's the crazy made up shit i want to talk about. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
@labeled: Yes please! What an amazing reminder that, when confronted with assumptions that were based in total insanity, these women kept an even keel and kept their focus. No matter which wave of feminism we're currently riding, we owe a debt. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
@labeled: For the record, w/out sticking my neck out and approving/promoting someone I'm unsure of at the moment, google "3rd wave feminism" and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Maybe. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
@MaBell: I know, I think I'd have just given him the googly eyes, like "omg, am I having a stroke? because I think I must be, to have heard what I think I heard."
@labeled: I think you may be referring to my comment? I was just making a joke because the phrasing of your comment read to me as "see, 2nd and 3rd wavers, this is how it's done", as if Ms. Steinem is not a 2nd waver herself. I know that's not what you meant, but I thought it was funny nonetheless.
@mirandawieck000: OK, I was def working on the idea that we probably wouldn't have any first wavers hanging around, but you never know, so here's a shoutout to any Great-Wavers out there. Love you Great-Grandmother! Thx for the right to hold my own property and vote! #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
@labeled: I know! Isn't it unbelievable that in MY GRANDMOTHER'S TIME, women became legal/political individuals rather than property. That's not long ago. I try to impress this upon my daughter, but at 16, just can't fathom it, I don't think.
We still have a ways to go, and in many ways the path is more tangled now, because the discrimination in many cases is more subtle. Keep keep on, I say. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
I'm 15 and I have officially identified as a feminist for about 1 year and a half now, thanks in large part to Jezebel.
I'm now reading Gloria's book, "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" and it is so illumating and insightful... To be honest, I feel like I am reading a close friend's intimate diary.
@Lana Leigh loves Meryl Streep: I think she was saying if absolutely no non-white women had voted it could have swayed the election - ergo, that non-white women are important and must be included in the movement. Of course, I'm a late-20s white woman who voted for Obama, so what do I know?
I believe the Op Ed addressed the primaries, not the general election.
I think she was correct that older women are probably more sensitive to the "sexual caste system." The group she's talking about were the first to have access to first-class education in large numbers and thought that sexism might end in their lifetime. They weren't prepared for structural sexism and all the other issues thwarting the progress of women and understand that one key is for women to support qualified women candidates. A smart, talented woman often can't do it on her own.
"Older women ask her if she's surprised about the way young women and dress and she responds, "well I wore miniskirts and a button that said 'cunt power,' so...""
@Flackette Goes Retro: Although I like Steinem, don't forget that she was criticized for being the feminist leader who was most acceptable to America, i.e., very attractive and unthreatening.
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At first I thought that was Marsha and Carol Brady. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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God I love her. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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and so on and so forth insanity... #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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2nd and 3rd wavers, bow your head to the motherfucking BOMB. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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@moded: LOL, that is great. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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We still have a ways to go, and in many ways the path is more tangled now, because the discrimination in many cases is more subtle. Keep keep on, I say. #gloriasteinemmeetthepress
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I'm now reading Gloria's book, "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" and it is so illumating and insightful... To be honest, I feel like I am reading a close friend's intimate diary.
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I believe the Op Ed addressed the primaries, not the general election.
I think she was correct that older women are probably more sensitive to the "sexual caste system." The group she's talking about were the first to have access to first-class education in large numbers and thought that sexism might end in their lifetime. They weren't prepared for structural sexism and all the other issues thwarting the progress of women and understand that one key is for women to support qualified women candidates. A smart, talented woman often can't do it on her own.
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Full. Of. Win.
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It's no accident that she's blonde and thin.