a feminist working for the "good old boys"

[aliasmisskat]

In this article on Jezebel, quite a debate raged in the comments on the existence and pervasiveness of sexism in modern culture, and the stigma of being labeled a "feminazi" when one asserts herself as an empowered woman

Comments

[jymlarin]

I agree that both minor and major affronts against women will continue to happen through the foreseeable future. Note that I'm not saying, "women and other groups," because that would decentralize the core of the feminist project -- attention to issues that are specific, for the most part, only to women. But I think a centralizing or single agenda for the feminist movement would be just as problematic. I'm afraid something similar to the NAACP flag debate would happen. Many on the Left say the NAACP spent too much time arguing over issues of minor importance (e.g., the debate over the Georgia state flag) at the expense of other issues more directly related to the quality of African-American life

[aliasmisskat]

"Is there a true disparity between insult (implied or otherwise) and larger "practical" issues such as the glass ceiling, the prominence of the Male Gaze in film and media, unequal pay, and the legal injustices prominent in rape cases? Will a unified group, with a unified agenda, confront some of these issues at the expense of others