The blatant sexism of eras past, author Susan Douglas argues in our interview up today (available here), has been supplanted by a more insidious form of bias, which suggests that sexist messages are O.K. if delivered with a wink and a nod. (It's fine to enjoy watching catty contestants on The Bachelor snipe at one another — because, come on, we all know most women aren't like that. Ha-ha. Right?) We talked about the economic plight of women today, the dangers of powerful female TV characters and the future of feminism.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The New Sexism
The blatant sexism of eras past, author Susan Douglas argues in our interview up today (available here), has been supplanted by a more insidious form of bias, which suggests that sexist messages are O.K. if delivered with a wink and a nod. (It's fine to enjoy watching catty contestants on The Bachelor snipe at one another — because, come on, we all know most women aren't like that. Ha-ha. Right?) We talked about the economic plight of women today, the dangers of powerful female TV characters and the future of feminism.
