I agree with the root of what I think JA was trying to say. Sadly, outspoken women today are still often insulted. But I also think you can be outspoken and honest without being hurtful. And I certainly don't think there's any one way to be a woman, or to be a feminist, or to be anything, really. I don't know if she meant it as a slight against women who are "sugar, spice, and everything nice" (I certainly hope not), but given the tone of the rest of that entry, I don't think she was necessarily being kind to that group of women either.
At the risk of going waaaay OT... I think there are a lot of ways to fight for feminism. My mom was a stay-at-home mom until I was 12. She wanted to make sure her kids were raised with love, with values she held dear. In some people's eyes, she was probably "trapped" in her home, unable to pursue her dreams, etc. To her, she raised four smart, kind, capable children and taught us to respect others. How, exactly, is that not feminist to some people? Does not compute to me. So yeah, fighting the good fight for feminism takes many forms, and while JA had some good points, I think she really failed in the execution of some of them.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2010-08-21 05:14 am (UTC)I agree with the root of what I think JA was trying to say. Sadly, outspoken women today are still often insulted. But I also think you can be outspoken and honest without being hurtful. And I certainly don't think there's any one way to be a woman, or to be a feminist, or to be anything, really. I don't know if she meant it as a slight against women who are "sugar, spice, and everything nice" (I certainly hope not), but given the tone of the rest of that entry, I don't think she was necessarily being kind to that group of women either.
At the risk of going waaaay OT... I think there are a lot of ways to fight for feminism. My mom was a stay-at-home mom until I was 12. She wanted to make sure her kids were raised with love, with values she held dear. In some people's eyes, she was probably "trapped" in her home, unable to pursue her dreams, etc. To her, she raised four smart, kind, capable children and taught us to respect others. How, exactly, is that not feminist to some people? Does not compute to me. So yeah, fighting the good fight for feminism takes many forms, and while JA had some good points, I think she really failed in the execution of some of them.