tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123158255381065489.post8991226360954579982..comments2023-10-29T00:54:31.952-07:00Comments on Democracy Sometimes: Slut Walk and Porn Wars: What's Choice Got to Do With It?katinsfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339149658415546104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123158255381065489.post-61670721017163108382011-08-08T15:16:21.712-07:002011-08-08T15:16:21.712-07:00Your piece reminds me of a conversation I had as a...Your piece reminds me of a conversation I had as a 19 year old burgeoning feminist in the mid 80s. <br /><br />My attendant was helping make dinner and do dishes and we were discussing clothing and fashion and whether heels and makeup were disempowering. She burst out, "You American feminists!" she is from southern France. "You get so worked up about things that are so trivial! What about wages, and access to child care?! You don't even have basic health care for everyone! And I like how my shoes shape my legs!" She coyly propped her gorgeous leg on the chair beside me which I could only admire. Another formative reminder to question within a bigger context.<br /><br />Love your writing...perfect use of "cigar"...perfect quoted comments about coercive sex.Alana Theriaultnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123158255381065489.post-11045613509237312752011-08-08T14:47:54.461-07:002011-08-08T14:47:54.461-07:00Nice, intelligent summary. Good blog ya got here,...Nice, intelligent summary. Good blog ya got here, sister!Frieda Werdenhttp://www.wings.orgnoreply@blogger.com