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Anna - 2006-01-12 18:10:55
It's the awareness of what was achieved by earlier people who'd had enough, who weren't prepared to just moan about things, that gets me so fired up. I'm at that point where doing nothing is not an acceptable way for me to continue but I don't believe any of the routes that were taken then achieve anything any more. I think the biggest problem is that the market has infiltrated everywhere and nowhere is incorruptible. I don't know anything about the Steinem stuff, but she started from a good place didn't she? Her stuff about how things would be if men had periods made it over here (England) and that felt like a part of the jigsaw puzzle that informed my feminist consciousness.
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lemming - 2006-01-13 12:48:36
A & E has started a reality show about women who compete in roller derby. Is this art or entertainment? I LOVE Steinham's piece about men having periods, and do believe that every word of it is true.
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cat - 2006-01-13 14:22:49
If Lifetime is determined to showcase something having to do with young/women's athletics, there are plenty of other sports they could have chosen besides cheerleading. Oh but wait, when playing those games the ladies don't slather on a ton of make-up, put on short-short skirts with hot-pants underneath and when playing softball/soccer/hockey/etc. the athletes tend to - unattractively - sweat more than cheer participants. Moreover, cheerleading showcases "our girls" maintaining their traditional role in life: cheering "our boys" on from the side lines.
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Zon - 2006-01-13 19:44:14
Unless they intend to show intend to expose something like eating disorders among the cheerleaders in their quest for the perfect look, this program will probably be as worthless as the rest of their stuff.
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Harriet - 2006-01-13 21:22:45
Zon, I can't remember exactly what the spiel on the show was, but it had something to do with family drama -- tension between parents and adolescent daughters. They definitely seemed to be portraying it as heartwarming, so I wouldn't hold your breath for any expos�s. And cat, you're absolutely right. Lifetime has an opportunity to present a broader picture of women to a wide audience. But they're selling the same thing everyone else is. The sins of omission are great.
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