Comments on: Rejecting radical feminism

By: Feminist Review

Feminist Review — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:45:11 +0000

I think it’s quite unfortunate that this family’s dirty laundry is being aired in such a bitter and public way. Certainly this does get some of feminism’s dirty laundry out in the open, which I view as a good thing. It’s high time for the ‘mommy wars’ to move beyond this either/or dichotomy that it is stuck in, and for parenting to be considered a valuable societal contribution. I’m just not sure this is the best way to do it.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:34:35 +0000

I was going to post pretty much what Steve already has, and he’s done it better than I could have. So, Steve, this is for you! (The second one’s for Rebecca herself.)

By: stackja

stackja — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:30:27 +0000

ST, Alice Walker’s a sad case.

By: Steve Skubinna

Steve Skubinna — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:00:45 +0000

The real point here is that some people are lousy human beings, whatever their ideology. They pretend that they are absorbed in Thinking Big, and the Big Thoughts they think crowd out less important matters. In many cases, family. While most of us would agree that anyone placing anything above family is a miserable specimen, such people still exist, and rather than being concerned with our assessments either dismiss them as not relevant or turn the tables by claiming their critics suffer from “false consciousness” (a favorite accusation from the feminists by the way, used against any woman who does not sign on 100% with whatever the ideology du jour may be).

It’s especially poignant in cases such as this, where the Big Thought involves improving people’s lives and assisting them in achieving self actualization. Alice Walker’s own personal goals caused her to treat her daughter as an inconvenience at best and as a betrayal at worst.

Miserable human being.