Hmm. Having read through all of this, I'm reminded of Twisty Faster's often remarkably trenchant observations about "FunFeminism".
Personally I think there's a place in feminism for both Power's and Valenti's way of doing things. Valenti's approach is practical in terms of bringing young people to the movement; Power's is a vital reminder that it is systems, not individuals, that keep women down. Synthesis of the two viewpoints is difficult, but not impossible.
For myself, a white cissexual TAB American woman, there was a definite trajectory from Valenti-style feminism (in my teens and twenties) to Power-style feminism (in my late 30s up to now). I wonder if that's true for many women of my background.
Personally I think there's a place in feminism for both Power's and Valenti's way of doing things. Valenti's approach is practical in terms of bringing young people to the movement; Power's is a vital reminder that it is systems, not individuals, that keep women down. Synthesis of the two viewpoints is difficult, but not impossible.
For myself, a white cissexual TAB American woman, there was a definite trajectory from Valenti-style feminism (in my teens and twenties) to Power-style feminism (in my late 30s up to now). I wonder if that's true for many women of my background.
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