Saturday, July 23, 2005

All things girly

I picked up the latest issue of Bust last night and finally had an
opportunity to take a peek inside its glossy covers. I *heart* Bust.
Reading it always makes me happy to be a girl. It wreaks of new wave
feminism that eclipses anything our fore-mothers could have imagined
(ha! I know I just lost half of you by just dropping the f-word.) It's
funny because this post was originally going to be about how I love
d.i.y., but can I instead tell you why I love the new feminism that's
been brewing over the last few years and why I'm not afraid of the
f-word?
*I love that feminism these days embraces Sydney Bristow and America's Next Top Model.
*I love that feminism believes that men and women, while not the same, are equal.
*I love that the new feminism embraces and makes no apologies for women who choose to be strippers, stay-at-home moms, sluts, want no children of their own, or enjoy baking a Martha Stewart tart.
*I love that the new feminism wears make-up and isn't afraid to buy a vibrator.
*I love that the new feminism can be just as activist as our predecessors...just with new issues.
It's not everything, but it's enough.
--radicalflower

4 comments:

  1. Congratulations, It's the first feminist "rant" I've ever agreed whole-heartedly with!

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  2. Anonymous7:36 AM

    i <3 bust!!
    and your definition of feminism!

    good job, i like this post :-)

    ~Allie

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  3. Anonymous6:30 PM

    I love how feminist's can't shave their pits because it's a sign of "male oppression"......

    Fucking blogosphere.

    Barron

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  4. Barron...you continue to amuse me : )

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