katha pollitt is on crack

First she says: And so I just think that women -- feminists -- need to have the conversation with people who don't agree with us, people who live in places that aren't so cosmopolitan. You need to make the connection between your own personal life and the larger story of what's happening in the country and what we can do to help ourselves. This is a sentiment I like, and can get behind.

And then she says: People don't spend a lot of time anymore bashing unions, for example. They don't spend a lot of time bashing the black power movement, but feminism really gets to people. So I think the fact that it really gets to people shows both its relevance and its power.

What? People bash unions and minority movements all the damn time! Just read Slashdot any time the suggestion is brought up that the tech industry should be regulated. Look at what the car companies did - instead of blaming their own shoddy products, they blamed having to pay medical insurance. Most Americans seem to believe that if you do anything for a minority, you're racist against whites! Arrgh, I'm so irritated.


I'm so irritated I forgot to link it: Interview with Katha Pollitt, Salon.