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...only Orpheus in his grief, but also Eurydice in Hades. She has also been given the traditionally Orphic characteristic of compulsive creativity and is now a poet. The changes to Eurydice are the strongest aspect of the updated story. In addition to giving the myth a much-needed feminist boost, the two stories of Orpheus on Earth and Eurydice in Hades create a parallel structure—Eurydice comes to accept her reality and Orpheus rejects his, heightening the tension between the two characters, who don’t directly interact (except in scenes that take place in Orpheus?...
...police force, controlled by the ruling party, with sweeping powers to probe serving officials and even private citizens. It re-opened an investigation into former (and still popular) President Aleksander Kwasniewski. Meanwhile, Poland's conservative press has declared a small culture war on "liberal" groups including gays, artists and feminists. Example: Kazimiera Szczuka, 39, a literary-talk-show host and prominent feminist, recently made gentle fun of a girl who leads prayers on Radio Maryja by imitating her reedy, childlike voice on a satirical TV show. The girl is disabled, though Szczuka was unaware of this fact. A column...
...Obviously, I chose Harvard for more than just an M.R.S. degree, but even in today’s society, it can be impossible to escape the view of a woman as a person who is supposed to submit to a man. I thought Harvard would be a more feminist-friendly place, but surprisingly, judging by the reaction to the new Women’s Center, I was wrong. Even women here are sometimes anti-feminist, which is strange...
...important to recognize what feminism is not; namely, being a feminist doesn’t mean I hate men. Trust me, throughout my life, I’ve had plenty of reason to, yet I don’t. Being a feminist simply means that as a woman, I have an admiration, respect, and love for women in general that comes from a sort of shared experience, an almost inherited knowledge and history that is the result of being female. I’m not a feminist because I have a violent aversion to all things masculine, nor because...
Moreover, anyone can be a feminist, man or woman. The definition offered by womensissues.about.com supports this: “Feminism is believing in equal rights among the genders, in social, political, and economic aspects… [and] is the advancement of women. Feminism is not taking away from, or removing the rights of, men.” Just as it would be dangerous to take away men’s rights, it would be equally dangerous to discredit feminists for all they have done and dishonor their hard work by not continuing it. Perhaps very privileged students don?...