tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post2052948004374523117..comments2023-05-16T19:59:30.793+05:30Comments on Life - As I See It!: is feminism a "out of fashion" word for privileged women?শর্বরী - Sarbarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777871701522661838noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post-70511507805948012712010-07-14T10:57:51.110+05:302010-07-14T10:57:51.110+05:30Jean, an old time friend, once (many years ago) la...Jean, an old time friend, once (many years ago) lamented that her 11 year old daughter is hardly ever excited by her mother's passionate for feminism. I felt that it was perfectly understandable - because Janica (her daughter) never really had to fight restrictions imposed onto her for her gender to get what she wants. She wears (at that time) her hair short, plays football and the guitar (a Roophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242491307891773961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post-46524564425443290842010-05-09T11:32:53.441+05:302010-05-09T11:32:53.441+05:30@heh? ok - thanks. I totally agree.
however, ...@heh? ok - thanks. I totally agree. <br /><br />however, i also believe that negotiating the space is a two way process as well for both men and women - specially in urban middle and upper middle class section. men are renegotiating their roles and space - albeit in a minuscule way, but they are.<br /><br />as for feminism, i think the question Isabel was raising, was that it should be all শর্বরী - Sarbarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777871701522661838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post-69517376433365878622010-05-09T01:12:08.289+05:302010-05-09T01:12:08.289+05:30I believe that feminism is defined by how we negot...I believe that feminism is defined by how we negotiate the spaces available to us as women everyday. and in an ideal world it would be redundant, but as the world is veering further away from ideal everyday, i think those who believe that feminism is 'out of fashion' are a little out of sync with much of women's lives today. Living a life of privilege should not blind one to the heh? okhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311186089739264170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post-17044667143366934252010-05-06T10:29:39.060+05:302010-05-06T10:29:39.060+05:30@ eve's lungs: actually this statement is a pa...@ eve's lungs: actually this statement is a part of a TED.com video - a talk by Isabel <br />Alande, author and activist. Here she talks about women,creativity, the definition of feminism and passion. in that context she said, her daughter thought "feminism" in the traditional sense was out of fashion for the privileged women and that is what she was contesting in this talk. Haveশর্বরী - Sarbarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777871701522661838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204196957807087746.post-23057140317382845902010-05-05T23:54:32.686+05:302010-05-05T23:54:32.686+05:30guess it depends on how one defines feminism.Havin...guess it depends on how one defines feminism.Having grown up amongst women who defied a lot of societal norms I find it faintly hilarious ! What say you ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.com