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...Saturday evening. Wearing an anti-George Bush message on his t-shirt, O’Leary described the bookstore as a “place for people to come and struggle over issues of the day.” Bookshelves, filled with everything from standard Communist manuals to pro-feminist texts, reflect this diversity. The store also distributes a weekly newspaper and hosts lectures and readings, according to the various advertisements adorning the store’s interior. While O’Leary says that the traffic in the store varies drastically, Revolution was going slowly Saturday evening...
...moved on to one of the hardest jobs in publishing--advertising manager at the newly launched Ms. magazine--in 1972. "It was a hellishly hard sell for its advertising team," she writes. The magazine's outspoken feminist message and its famous co-founder, Gloria Steinem, were too much for some ad buyers. "Gloria was a lightning rod anywhere she went," Black writes. When Steinem went with her on sales calls, "people were leaning out of their offices to see what these freaks and weirdos looked like...
...Teach-In on ‘The Oppression of Women in Islam’” and “sit-ins in Women’s Studies Departments and campus Women’s Centers.” This is completely ill-informed: Feminist scholars have been among the foremost analysts and critics of women’s systematic mistreatment in all Judeo-Christian societies, including Islamic ones. Moreover, feminist academics—especially in the last 30 years—have been explicitly dedicated to self-criticism, acknowledging their own biases and situated knowledge, as well...
...Nothing constructive can come of “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.” In a post-9/11 environment, it is increasingly difficult to be an American Muslim, and efforts like this only serve to further marginalize those living daily on the defensive. Frankly, as a liberal, feminist, American Muslim, immersed in an institution of the academic left, I am upset, but also confused—for I seem to be both victim and oppressor in Horowitz’s Manichean world...
...anything but pregaming and practice, and your style—and grades—show it. But while you might think you look like you just don’t care, we’ve all caught you checking yourself out in the Science Center mirrors. The Angry Feminist You’re smart and friendly—at least until someone mentions Larry Summers. Between FemSex and your WGS tutorial, you don’t have time for anything but a wash-and-wear. Sure, you’ve heard that longer hair is considered sexier, but who really...