For those who read the recent Atlantic article, Hard Core, and were a bit bothered by the suggestion that pornography reveals the true nature of men’s sexual desire to debase women, you’ll find Tana Ganeva’s piece – which is essentially a rebuttal of the article — to be a breath of fresh air. Read the […]
Warning: If you oppose legal abortion, please be aware that I do not share your position on this matter. However, please also be aware that I am using this post to illuminate common ground between the two poles of the abortion debate and I am attempting to be respectful of all points of view in the […]
Great interview in the New York Times with Rebecca Traister on Stephanie Coontz’ new book. This interview articulates many of the themes and topics that caused us to start Role/Reboot. Our Turn the Page group discussion materials include the first chapter of The Feminine Mystique and includes material on virtually all the other topics that different generations […]
I often feel caught between the generations. I have many friends, now in their late 50s and 60s, who grew up as and still identify as ardent feminists. I also have two daughters and many younger friends who are strong and powerful but are much less likely to define themselves by the agenda of second […]
Is Men’s Studies an angry reaction to women’s advancement or is it a parallel to feminism? This movement appears to be catching on and has many faces. “The academic turf devoted to sex and gender these days is so crowded, in fact, that the prospect of a newcomer, a discipline called male studies, has generated […]
Oh Good Lord. In Session Four of Turn the Page we look at the state of sex on college campuses. There’s much hand-wringing over sex’s impact on young women’s self-esteem. The latest entry from Salon: Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about the incredible accomplishments of today’s kick-butt young women. They outnumber […]
I’m not convinced pornography is feminist, but I’d still like to hear the argument! From Jezebel: ” Author, sex educator, and award-winning feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino was uninvited as the keynote speaker at OSU’s Modern Sex conference due to “her resume and website.” Wasn’t her resume the reason she was booked in the first place?” Read more: http://jezebel.com/5738022/oregan-state-cancels-conference-keynote-over-porn – Morra […]
As someone who was deeply moved by the Beauty Myth when I came out, I have been conflicted, and a bit confused, by Naomi Wolf’s recent, seemingly anti-feminist positions. I think this articulate letter is emblematic of the disappointment many young feminists are feeling. It’s worth a read: http://feministing.com/2011/01/18/dear-naomi-an-open-letter-from-a-heartbroken-young-feminist/#more-29091 -Nicole
When I was 21, the man I was madly in love with turned to me and said ruefully, “I mean, what I can do that you can’t do? I don’t know what I’m supposed to be. What’s the point of being a guy”? I seem to recall that we were moving boxes, and I was […]
Really interesting interview with Stephanie Coontz about her new book, A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s, about the Feminine Mystique and its legacy (you can read the first chapter of the Feminine Mystique in Session 2 of Turn the Page). Her argument that feminism was good […]
