Aug 21, 2008
Posted by AJ Plaid The Cruel Secretary
Of course, the blogosphere is still buzzing--be it liking/loving, hating, being agog, or otherwise, depending on how and what you read--about Michelle opening up the Democratic National Convention next Monday and all. So the support/praise and chicanery/foolishness/attack levels are amped to about...oh...11.
Rev. Irene Monroe at Burning Cane provides an intriguing post about the chasm between straight and LGBTQ women activists in the "Feminists for Obama" organization, the DNCC, and Michelle not using the word "feminist."
Ellinorianne at Clintonistas for Obama calls for the Left ... Read More
Aug 20, 2008
Posted by Carmen D. All About Race: Jessica Valenti, author and founder of the powerhouse site Feministing, has laid down the gauntlet for Hillary Clinton's supporters who declare themselves feminists. In an editorial appearing in the The Guardian UK entitled "The baiting of Ms Obama American feminists who defended Hillary with passion and vigour must do the same for Michelle," Valenti makes a seemingly reasonable request. She suggests that with Hillary Clinton moving to support Barack Obama's candidacy, it's time for Clinton's ... Read More
Jul 7, 2008
Posted by Meagan of The Gaffe Watch:
The Chicago Tribune did a great piece this weekend (including nods to AJ, Gina, and myself!) on the racial divide between feminists who support and don't support Michelle Obama.
Via the Chicago Tribune:
Her experience reflects what some hope will become a trend--that interest in ensuring fair coverage of Michelle Obama will bring together black and white feminists who have often had different goals and visions for the feminist movement.
Obama, who speaks openly about the challenges of balancing a ... Read More
Jun 27, 2008
Posted by Meagan of The Gaffe Watch:
Feministe has a great piece up about the idea of a black patriarachy that refuses to acknowledge that Michelle may have a hard time in the public eye because she is also a woman, in addition to being black.
The post comes from a speech by Charles Steele Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferance, the famous civil rights organization. Steele Jr. mentions that Michelle may have a harder time because "she has slave blood in her". ... Read More
Jun 20, 2008
Posted by RhondaMarie
In an op-ed that's running in today's Washington Post, journalist Mary C. Curtis ponders the conspicuous absence of prominent feminist leaders such as Gloria Steinem, while Michelle Obama withstands the same slings and arrows of sexism Hillary did (both when she was a prospective First Lady, and more recently as a serious contender for the presidency), as well as Curtis calls "racial stereotypes."
Despite the class and racial tensions that have existed among feminists historically, she states,
As a journalist, I ... Read More
