This morning, while my students took an exam, I made use of my time by catching up on email and checking out some news sites and a few other sites that I tend to check out regularly. One sight was the NOW website. Let me begin by writing that I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with NOW, primarily because their brand of feminism is becoming dated. But that is a topic for another post.
This morning's annoyance comes from an analysis of the recent New York Times cover. Here is the article on NOW's site. I'm annoyed because this is the first time (at least that I can remember; I didn't troll the archives of the site to make sure I am indeed 100% correct) that NOW has offered analysis of the racism present in the Presidential Campaign. Until now, their analysis of the media has focused almost exclusively on sexism as it has been leveled against Hillary Clinton. To me this--the failure to recognize that racism and sexism are so often linked--demonstrates one of the primary problems with mainstream feminism, if NOW's brand of feminism can, in fact, be seen as mainstream.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Well said
"Though we are celebrating 35 years of Constitutional protection of a woman's right to abortion, we cannot let our guard down. With so many limitations and roadblocks, the promise of Roe is already denied to many women, and access to birth control is under increasing attack. This year we have the chance to elect a new administration and send new members to Congress who will help protect and expand our reproductive freedom. Come November we must elect a president who will be vigilant in upholding a woman's right to make her own childbearing decisions, including access to birth control and abortion," said NOW President Kim Gandy.
Tomorrow NOW will holds its annual vigil on the steps of the Supreme Court commemorating the 35th anniversary of Roe V. Wade. I wish I could be there to show my support and to remind the rest of the country that this constitutional right is constantly being threatened. I will, however, be there in spirt.
Tomorrow NOW will holds its annual vigil on the steps of the Supreme Court commemorating the 35th anniversary of Roe V. Wade. I wish I could be there to show my support and to remind the rest of the country that this constitutional right is constantly being threatened. I will, however, be there in spirt.
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