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more about #identitypolitics whynotshesaid: You could have, in a sense, feminism without feminists. You could have, for example, Leslie Sanchez or Sarah Palin. Zing! #ariellevy more » bluebears: Ariel Levy is the best. I highly recommend Female Chauvinist Pigs in case anyone's looking for a good read. #ariellevy more » msAnthrope: ironically, one realizes how alike men and women really are in these examples of powerful women not automatically taking the "feminist" argument. it's... more » PaigeTurner: "calm concern for how women [are] faring in the world." i take issue with the phrasing of "calm concern". it seems to imply that getting angry or ril... more » PilgrimSoul: Movements for womyn's lands and political lesbianism implied that there was something special and good about being a woman, This is a vastly revision... more » Cimorene: "The truth is, equal representation for women is important — but as an end, not as a means." This is so well put. I'm gonna put it in my toolbox a... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: Women have equal representation. Don’t you know that most members of the male majority in government have wives? What are you even talking about, wo... more » Penny: I was actually disappointed by the number of women I heard saying that Palin running was a "good" thing for feminism because it would give girls someo... more » badmutha: Certain male politicians have done great things for women, and certain female politicians are ready to send us back to the stone age. It really should... more » bowleserised: "calm concern for how women [are] faring in the world." I don't recognise any of Sarah Palin's politics in this sentence. #ariellevy more » pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Well there were identity politics in last 8 years too but it was focused on getting old white dude cronies into power but not on what they should do w... more » Scribblenerd: Excuse me, but I thought feminism would allow all people to make their own decisions. There's no reason to believe that once women are made equal cit... more » Penny: Unfortunately, I don't think we can really count on the end-game of equal representation without more female representation now. To that end, it is n... more » Elizabth_Bennet: I'm really confused about the Santhi Soundarajan case. If she is insensitive to testosterone how would she have a demonstrable advantage over other wo... more » JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: THis is so infuriating. There is no chance that these same women would be tested if they weren't as good as they are, so it really has nothing to do w... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: I guess this answers my question from last week's thread about how sports officials handle athletes with hormonal or genetic variations in sex. Ridic... more » DutchessOfDork: Lance Armstrong is genetically superior for his sport, take away his medals. more » schweppes: I think this is difficult, though, because there isn't some universal medical definition of gender (apparently chromosomes aren't enough) but sports a... more » phedre: When will people realize that sex isn't as simple as an X or Y chromosome? Here's an awesome commentary on Caster Semenya: [sports.espn.go.com] Fro... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: This is absurd. AIS doesn't make you a man! She is a woman, and I think it's unfair for her to be banned from competing because of a y chromosome that... more » -
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New Yorker: Women's Representation Is Not Enough
In this week's New Yorker, Ariel Levy complains that feminism has turned into "identity politics," focusing on getting women in positions of power but not on what they should do when they get there. More » -
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"I Hope Semenya Will Come Out Of This Better Than I Did"
Santhi Soundarajan knows what Caster Semenya is going through, because in 2006, she went through a similar ordeal. "She should not abandon the fight," she says of the South African track and field star. More »
