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...hoary political establishment, which isn't quite so ready to yield to her popularity. French political parties remain clannish, ideological nests dominated by their male leaders. "All the polls show French society to be very open to the idea of a woman President," says Françoise Gaspard, a feminist sociologist and former Socialist deputy. "But the political parties are still very archaic, controlled by men who can't stand the idea. The fact that Ségolène is no longer acting as a 'comrade' but as a rival is completely astonishing for them--and completely insufferable...
...hell of a lot of free shit. FM collected a mug, three pins, and six mini-quesadillas in minutes, and promised to stop by later to take advantage of the DVD player and library. The crowd was in high spirits, energized by 300th Anniversary University Professor and famous feminist Laurel T. Ulrich’s rallying remarks, in which she pulled no punches in describing the University as “a wonderful place with a terrible record.†Ulrich: 1. Harvard: 0. Students are heartily encouraged to holla at the Harvard College Women’s Center...
...might assume that 30 Rock, the sitcom, is the more lightweight show. But Fey began comedy writing with Chicago's Second City troupe, where, she says, "your starting place was always current events and social issues." Her hit movie Mean Girls was a mainstream feminist entertainment that was steeped in ideas but not overwhelmed by them. And 30 Rock is at heart about the race-class-gender triangle among its three leads: Liz, a talented but headstrong woman; Jack, a conservative suit who's not as dumb as Liz wishes he were; and Tracy, a loony--but cannily so--black...
...socially conscious second. First, it's funny. In the pilot (being reshot in parts for recasting), Jack sizes up Liz instantly, with creepy accuracy: "New York, third-wave feminist, college educated, single and pretending to be happy about it, overscheduled, undersexed, you buy any magazine that has 'Healthy Body Image' on the cover, and every two years you take up knitting for--a week." In a brilliant bonding scene, Tracy takes Liz to a strip club and says she could learn from the dancers: "They know the window of opportunity's only open for a moment." Liz stuffs a bill...
...have his party's nomination sewn up. But on the whole, the French political parties remain clannish clusters of ideological currents owing fealty to male leaders. "All the polls show French society to be very open to the idea of a woman President," says Françoise Gaspard, a feminist sociologist and former Socialist Deputy. "But the political parties are still very archaic, controlled by men who can't stand the idea. The fact that Ségolène is no longer acting as a 'comrade' but as a rival is completely astonishing for them, and completely insufferable." There...