Bittersweetheart

Like every countercultural movement, feminism has been decapitated to become girl power, feminism lite, to sell shit and offer a fun, fulfilling credo on the ass of your sweatpants. As Douglas says, “Feminist gains, attitudes and achievements are woven into our cultural fabric.” Now that it is inside the system, the principles are eroding, Douglas says. How can we preserve the meaning in important movements and evolve them to be more radical and inclusive while creating real social change especially when feminism can mean, “please men, be hot, go shopping,” if you choose it to be.

—Bookslut | Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism’s Work is Done by Susan J. Douglas