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more about #elizabethgilbert more comments → rednrowdy: most feminists I know accept the notion that whether or not a woman is in a relationship doesn't determine how "strong" she is. as much as this is tr... more » anya629: Feminism is not about whether or not a woman gets married, whether or not she has kids, or the career (if any) that she pursues. It is about her havin... more » emfish55: I'm single. I consider myself a feminist. I've noticed that a lot of people seem to thing I'm angrily eschewing men and relationships and marriage B... more » desertbloom79: By saying that feminists shouldn't want to get married, all she is really saying is that men and women are not equals, and you can not be equally matc... more » Ultraprison!: "such women rarely remain single - even if they profess to be feminists." I can't believe someone is actually saying - nay, writing and publishing! -... more » TrevorStork: okay well try this one on for size, I'm a feminist, hate marriage, i.e don't believe in it AND i hate this book. So ta da! more » coriander: The whole point of feminism, as I understand it, is to defend against arguments just like this one: that a woman's personal beliefs and credibility ar... more » Spacegirl goes home: Well, as we all know, men don't want to marry feminists, perish the thought! Ain't that right, Jezedudes? more » LaComtesse: The Charlotte Haze I know loves marriage but hates children. What kind of feminist is she...? more » joq8: Oh, shut up, Hays. I'm a feminist and i'm married BUT I don't have the energy to engage in real debate about your lazy, insipid article. more » pesematology: I think my husband married me because he needed someone to protect him, not the other way around. more » bluebears: It's true you guys. Betty Friedan was SO boy-crazy. Bitch would not shut up about her latest crush, like ever. more » morninggloria: I'm beginning to suspect that a "Real Feminist," one who doesn't upset any feminists ever with any of her choices, is a myth. Sort of like the chupac... more » PrettyB is like Whoa: Fellow feminists, I'm really confused. Are we sluts or are we prudes? I just want to know what stereotype I need to adhere to! more » bowleserised: Oh, someone send that silly woman a link to something Jessica Valenti's written about getting married in, ooh, the last month? I mean, let's help Ms H... more » -
#feminisms
Feminists Don't Hate Marriage: In Defense Of Elizabeth Gilbert
In a short but nasty Wall Street Journal editorial, Charlotte Hays opines that Eat Pray Love writer Elizabeth Gilbert has deserted her feminist readers by getting married — thus revealing that the feminist = man-hater canard will basically never die. More » -
#eatpraywed
Will Elizabeth Gilbert's Second Memoir Be Less Annoying Than Her First?
Elizabeth Gilbert's follow-up to Eat, Pray, Love, a memoir called Committed, will come out in January, and according to Motoko Rich in the Times, Gilbert "knows that some knives may be out for her" as she promotes the new book.
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#shesaidhesaid
Eat, Pray, Love Author's Husband Talks Back
In his rebuttal to ex-wife Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, Michael Cooper will discuss his post-divorce journey "through the Middle East and other developing countries." If only everyone had the money to heal breakup pain by traveling the world! [GalleyCat] -
#eatpraythink
Could Elizabeth Gilbert Actually Have Decent Advice?
Elizabeth Gilbert can often come off as self-absorbed and obnoxious, but in this interview the Eat, Pray, Love author actually offers some useful and comforting advice on making decisions. More » -
#brainstorms
Genius Is Like "Mystical Fairy Juice," Says Eat, Pray, Love Author
Do society's expectations destroy geniuses? So says the ubiquitous Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love (which we promise not to bash at all in this post). More » -
#booksthatwontgoaway
Eat, Pray, Film
Columbia Pictures is about to pick up the movie rights to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love. And Julia Roberts is set to star. It'll be like Erin Brockovich Goes To Bali! [Reuters] -
#brevityisthesoulofsht
Six Words. Lame Fad. Enough Already.
Is anybody else sick of the six-word phenomenon? Apparently the editors of Smith Magazine aren't, because they're now releasing an anthology of six-word love stories. More » -
#drinkcryhate
Eat, Pray, Love Author Talks To Guardian, Engages Gag Reflex
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert recently gave the Guardian the kind of interview that is a lesson in the dangers of, well, interviews... coming off as entitled, ditsy, and bizarrely lacking in self-awareness. More » -
