I love that you are taking this on. I've been thinking about my own journey through feminism and now I'm married to a man with two kids. I have a lot to say on this topic as well but it's still kind if stuck on the tip of my tongue. I am fascinated by the moment, and I do these women are speaking to something real.
Maybe one piece we miss is how far we've actually come. Most women don't realize what the second wave did. They are naive to reject it. I'm a big lover of the second wave and have had the chance to meet some of the greats.
That said, Mary Harrington's analysis is very fascinating I have to say. Especially as a mother of two young children. It's very much affected me in ways I would have been frightened by. My values have changed rapidly. Still liberal, etc. I said to a friend "I don't think feminism can help me now. I don't need to individuate right now, I need to learn to be of service and to caregive beyond what I thought possible. " Much like elder care, or hospice care, sometimes we just have to give. I feel feminism demonized this, and I get why, but nowadays maybe we can integrate these things without fear of being exploited.
I think the 2nd and 3rd wave are not accounting for motherhood, except to talk about emotional labor etc. It's like.... if you have a baby don't caregive too much.
I have more conservative views on sex than I once did. Nevertheless, one of the greatest realizations of my life was when I understood that sex has NOTHING to do with my value as a human being. Which is what a woman is. A full, whole person.
I love that you are taking this on. I've been thinking about my own journey through feminism and now I'm married to a man with two kids. I have a lot to say on this topic as well but it's still kind if stuck on the tip of my tongue. I am fascinated by the moment, and I do these women are speaking to something real.
Maybe one piece we miss is how far we've actually come. Most women don't realize what the second wave did. They are naive to reject it. I'm a big lover of the second wave and have had the chance to meet some of the greats.
That said, Mary Harrington's analysis is very fascinating I have to say. Especially as a mother of two young children. It's very much affected me in ways I would have been frightened by. My values have changed rapidly. Still liberal, etc. I said to a friend "I don't think feminism can help me now. I don't need to individuate right now, I need to learn to be of service and to caregive beyond what I thought possible. " Much like elder care, or hospice care, sometimes we just have to give. I feel feminism demonized this, and I get why, but nowadays maybe we can integrate these things without fear of being exploited.
I think the 2nd and 3rd wave are not accounting for motherhood, except to talk about emotional labor etc. It's like.... if you have a baby don't caregive too much.
I have more conservative views on sex than I once did. Nevertheless, one of the greatest realizations of my life was when I understood that sex has NOTHING to do with my value as a human being. Which is what a woman is. A full, whole person.