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"I feel there are certain people who are systematically ripping [feminism] down because of their lack of regard and their ignorance about what the women before us had to go through." Is she referring to Hollywood power brokers, or to starlets like Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton, whose fame plays on certain stereotypes? She doesn't even pause. "I don't think these women are stupid. I think they're selling a personality that's very marketable: 'Wouldn't it be fun if we were all gorgeous and didn't have a care?' But creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, 'I'm stupid, isn't it cute?' makes me want to throw daggers at them! I want to say to them, 'My grandma did not fight for what she fought for, and my mother did not fight for what she fought for, so you can start telling women it's fun to be stupid.' Saying that to young women, little girls, my daughter? It's not okay."

But while we're here, have you seen her issue of Harper's? The cover isn't that great but inside...good God a'mighty.

Date: 2007-03-20 11:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaytethinks.livejournal.com
Ah, she is awesome! I love women who aren't afraid to be smart.

Date: 2007-03-21 01:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zooby.livejournal.com
Now I wonder how Reese felt when she was introducing Dolly and then Jessica fucked up the song.

Date: 2007-03-21 04:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pastahero.livejournal.com
Which is why I saw Just Like Heaven...twice! She is a very appealing lady.

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