NOW hides from the Muhammad teddy bear crisis


When feminism becomes progressive, some victims are more equal than others
One of the things that makes progressives upset at me is that I support some of their ideals, but not necessarily the organized groups that purport to defend those ideas. For example, I've mixed feelings on abortion, but I absolutely agree with the slogan "keep your laws off my body." The natural extension is that universal health care is just as wrong. I support gay marriage (although I think we should call it something else and separate church and state), but I also support polyamorous and group marriages. I also think that year marriages are a good idea.

So I really don't support groups like NOW. Back during the OJ Simpson trial, I kept waiting for them to say something, anything. That's when Tammy Bruce broke with them because of their curious silence. The fact that Iraqi women got to vote should have had feminists turning cartwheels, but also produced a deafening silence.

So why aren't I surprised by this? Yes, this is from Tammy Bruce's site.

They just called me about NOW's just released 'statement' about the British teacher in Sudan facing lashes and prison over her students naming a Teddy Bear "Muhammad." NOW's position? They're not taking one. That's right, they're not taking a stand. As you can imagine, I have plenty to say.

Basically this tells me (again) that the according to certain feminist groups, achievements by women are Not Good™ unless wedded firmly to approved ideologies and political parties. According to those same groups and despite the politics of victimhood, women are only Real Victims™ if their abuse can be used to take down those Nasty Republicans.

That's pretty low.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Thu - November 29, 2007 at 02:35 PM  Tag


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