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Steven Perez
Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, Welcome to the Women's Movement 2.0 | TomDispatch - http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog...
Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, Welcome to the Women's Movement 2.0 | TomDispatch
"So welcome to the Women’s Movement 2.0: Instead of the proud female symbol -- a circle on top of a cross -- we have a droopy ribbon. Instead of embracing the full spectrum of human colors -- black, brown, red, yellow, and white -- we stick to princess pink. While we used to march in protest against sexist laws and practices, now we race or walk “for the cure.” And while we once sought full “consciousness” of all that oppresses us, now we’re content to achieve “awareness,” which has come to mean one thing -- dutifully baring our breasts for the annual mammogram." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet
"The draft legislation included language that would [...] block companies from deeming C-sections and domestic violence "pre-existing conditions," " ... holy shit, and people defend this system? - Andrew C (✓)