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Offline Sabre

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A balanced feminist view of Palin
« on: September 10, 2008, 10:03:41 AM »
http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2008/09/10/palin/

I’ve seldom agreed with this writer, and she certainly is no fan of McCain, but I have to admire the balanced view of Palin and why she should be celebrated and not villainized as a feminist.  There are some terrific lines in this article.
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Re: A balanced feminist view of Palin
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2008, 11:12:28 AM »
I've long admired Paglia. She is a feminist with left leaning ideals but by no means is she full of PC crap on the issues and has a disdain for her peers who are. I particularly enjoyed her critiques of Dowrkin and McKinnon.

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Re: A balanced feminist view of Palin
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2008, 11:54:42 AM »
Interesting read, thanks for the post.

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Re: A balanced feminist view of Palin
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2008, 12:14:33 PM »
Good read.

"A feminism that cannot admire the bravura under high pressure of the first woman governor of a frontier state isn't worth a warm bucket of spit."

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Re: A balanced feminist view of Palin
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2008, 02:41:35 PM »
Good read.

"A feminism that cannot admire the bravura under high pressure of the first woman governor of a frontier state isn't worth a warm bucket of spit."

Yeah, that was one of the lines I found quite entertaining.
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Re: A balanced feminist view of Palin
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2008, 09:27:57 AM »
That squeak can write :P  It's good to see at least a few in the media still have their heads on their shoulders.  Left leaning, no less.
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