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This is a very quick listen. The second half is sensitive, especially for women.
(Possible trigger warning.)
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism
"From the Personal Is Political to the Personal is Personal: Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism." Gail Dines, professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College, and author of Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality, explores how mainstream feminism has lost its way by fighting for the individual rights of a small group of elite white women instead of the collective liberation of all women. Dines argues that much of what passes for feminism today is focused on the pseudo-empowerment offered to women who conform to the narrow standards of femininity set by the porn culture. She calls for a feminism that is unapologetically fierce in its commitment to radical social change.
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Making it difficult for 70% of this society to go to college is one reason this wasn't common
ancianita
Jan 2014
#3
It's not a direct connection, but one of a number of consequences of informed voters voting for
ancianita
Jan 2014
#11
Feminism is hardly understood anymore. She's right in her description of third wave feminism.
ancianita
Jan 2014
#12
I could be wrong but I thought that remark was about a woman who was exploitative of the porn
CTyankee
Jan 2014
#18
Without seeing the video, I basicly posted the same idea yesterday.
Waiting For Everyman
Jan 2014
#27