Feminists
Related: About this forum"Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism's Work is Done" by Susan J. Douglas.
Anyone else read it? This is my, "Rainy day" book right now.
libodem
(19,288 posts)I used to read more literature but haven't for a while. Years ago I read, When God of was a Woman, and The Second Sex.
I was sold. I love the story of Sonja Johnson, the Mormon mother who was excommunicated for talking about the ERA. It was the eighties.
Neoma
(10,039 posts)"Enlightened sexism is especially targeted to girls and young women and emphasizes that now that they 'have it all,' they should focus the bulk of their time and energy on their appearance, pleasing men, being hot, competing with other women, and shopping."
I've run into that. All you have to do is turn the idiot box on.
Lisa D
(1,532 posts)I'll put it on my TBR list. Thanks!
Neoma
(10,039 posts)It's like you have layers of veils over your eyes, and with each one removed, you go, "You got to be fucking kidding me."
One of those.
JoeyT
(6,785 posts)but you hear the actual argument a lot. It's a favorite argument of many brogressives.
I'll have to pick up a copy.