Washington University (St. Louis) to honor nutcase Phyllis Schlafly

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:



Washington U. to honor anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly.»

Washington University in St. Louis has announced that it will award right-wing activist Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree at its upcoming graduation ceremony. Schlafly is well-known for her outspoken belief that women should be homemakers and her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment for women. The university, however, lauded her as a “leader“:

Schlafly, a native St. Louisan and two-time Washington University graduate, has been a national leader of the conservative movement since the 1964 publication of her book, “A Choice Not An Echo.” … In 1972, she started a national pro-family volunteer organization and led a successful 10-year battle against the Equal Rights Amendment. She continues as president of the group, now known as the Eagle Forum.

Named one of the 100 most important women of the 20th century by Ladies Home Journal and one of the 10 most admired women in the world by Good Housekeeping, she is a well-known advocate for the role of a full-time homemaker.

Women “are too emotional to handle intellectual or scientific debate,” Schlafly once said. She has also described sex education as “in-home sales parties for abortions.” So far, 960 people have joined the Facebook group opposing the award.


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/05/washington-u-to-honor-anti-feminist-phyllis-schlafly/

[Berry Cool]

1. Disgusting.

What next, Cornell honors Ann Coulter?

[crim son]

Wash U is a great school. Too bad it's doing something really dumb.

I'm going to look for the Facebook group and join.

[KamaAina]

2. One of the 10 most admired women in the world??!!

Named one of the 100 most important women of the 20th century by Ladies Home Journal and one of the 10 most admired women in the world by Good Housekeeping,

:wtf:

Is there some obscure meaning to the word "admired" of which I am unaware, such as it being a synonym for "reactionary"?

she is a well-known advocate for the role of a full-time homemaker.

And a damn good one she is, too, running big-buck$$$ operations like Eagle Forum. :sarcasm:

[BlueJazz]

3. She might be able to help me. I mean, from now on, when I start to select a mate....

....I'll just ask myself "Is she the opposite of Phyllis Schlafly?"

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. Phyllis Schlafly has been right about one thing

and one thing only - the VAT and tariff tricks used by our trading partners under the GATT/WTO agreement and all the other fake free trade agreements. She is right that both Clinton and Bushitler fucked us there. Other than that, what else nice can you say about this witch?

[struggle4progress]

5. Isn't this the harpy whose cries of "unisex bathrooms!" terrified Middle America in the early 1970s?

Yes, I think this is the person who argued, that amending the Constitution to require equal rights for women would force us all into unisex bathrooms

And I really really hope I never ever understand how her nasty dirty little mind works