Lady Business

The Jessa Crispin link reminded me of a recent interview with Katha Pollitt where she said:

"The word feminist is polarizing because feminism is polarizing. It’s a pretty deep critique of “normal” relations between the sexes. That’s bound to be unsettling. It’s not about the name – if they called it “bluebird happyfun” the same people who disdain feminism now would say, “Those bluebird happyfun women are just a bunch of man-haters."

I suspect she's right.