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...then-in response to the cover of Newsweek, rather than the glossy pages of a fashion rag-that the investigation that eventually produced Faludi’s best-selling book, “Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women,” was born.FIGHTING BACK“Backlash?? argued that feminism was being wrongly blamed for a host of social problems. Society’s discomfort with feminism, Faludi wrote, was behind false fears of an “infertility crisis” and mistaken beliefs that single women were unfulfilled. Faludi claimed that women needed more...
...right. Fashion has always been connected to politics. After all, the sexy look first started during the sexual liberation movements of the 70s. And now, the return to conservative dressing seems to forecast a return to conservative values. Across the board, fashion analysts point to a “backlash?? against overtly sexual attire. Apparently, America’s gotten tired of the sexually aggressive woman, and now the demure lady is back. But women’s roles shouldn’t change with the hemlines each season, nor should they be reduced to a binary distinction...
...pair, Lopez gets far less time onscreen—a wedding scene was reportedly cut as a result of the Gigli backlash??but she conveys a surprising tenderness and insecurity in her small role as Gertrude, a polished literary agent and the wife of Ollie Trinke (Affleck), a workaholic music publicist whose pathological impatience is both his greatest asset and worst liability...
...result was the fiery conclusion of the 1969 sit-in in which the police evicted SDS occupiers. Even more vicious was the backlash??deans were critical and students said their president had lost all connection to their concerns...
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