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Article: Playing with feminism.
- Article from:
- The Women's Review of Books
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
- Author:
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Third wave feminism, still a moving target, frequently manifests as the "kinder, gentler" feminism, and I mean that with all the irony the phrase has acquired. It's the "don't say the F-word" feminism, the "of course I'm entitled to equality, doesn't that go without saying?" feminism, and, more to its credit, the "what's wrong with motherhood?" feminism. But the editors of BUST magazine and their formidable (in character if not in numbers) readership want more for their feminism. They want to revive its streetfighter character and incorporate their own playful, often lovably girly talismans and idols into the mix. These women and girls are reclaiming the terms that were ...
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