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• I agree Rachel. But both sides need to listen.
  (posted to Do we have a better word than "privilege"?)
• Like the majority, I think Nadya Suleman is an irresponsible person. But I am getting more and more disturbed by the public shaming she is receiving. The media's repitition of the "single, unemployed mom" does nothing but provoke the public's
  (posted to Nadya Suleman)
• Yes, let's continue to talk about the evils of Christianity! That'll make it easier to deny Islam's treatment of women.
  (posted to This is What Domestic Violence Leads To)
• According to the Mary Kay website, they do not test on animals.
  (posted to Can I be a feminist and work for a beauty products company?)
• One of my favorite movies is "Private Benjamin." I consider it a great feminist movie because it's about a woman who finds her self-worth. (She joins the army, which is a patriarchal system, but still). And she realizes that a
  (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)

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• I can't answer directly for the poster you were replying to, but there is a school of thought that a linear view of history/storytelling is more 'masculine' in approach (which is also pretty Western) and dominates our culture, while the (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
• It's part of what PDXHopeful says, but I guess more about appreciation of difference in my mind. A linear storyline reinforces the concept of a linear view of time, which goes along with a lot of the ideas of Western (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
• I know a lot of people don't like it because it's sometimes cheesy, but I think Bones is the most feminist show out there today. The lead character is a woman who is totally unapologetic about her intelligence, her capabilities, (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
• For the umpteenth time this tread: Bechdel test. Great place to start. ...and of course, if you're interested in a feminist view on films and tv, you should bookmark The Hathor Legacy. (I'm getting old: do people still use bookmarks?) (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
• "Australia" does a pretty good job of emulating Nicole Kidman's lusty gaze, which I appreciated... it's so unusual! Usually it's only the women who the camera leers at while said actress is unclad, oiled, and precisely/provocatively-posed... this time, it was (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)

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