Do we live in a post-feminist society? Angela McRobbie defines this term by saying, “It understands post-feminism to refer to an active process by which feminist gains of the 1970s and 80s come to be undermined.” She expands, “It proposes that through an array of machinations, elements of contemporary popular culture are perniciously effective in regard to this undoing of feminism, while simultaneously appearing to be engaging in a well-informed and even well-intended response to feminism?”
Do shows like Parks and Recreation, who present women in an extremely feminist atmosphere distract us from the fact that we still live in a patriarchal society? I think that McRobbie would argue that these shows can definitely be counterproductive in the feminist movement because they might mislead the viewer into thinking that nothing else needs changed.
However, in reality, there are still so many systemic issues that need addressed and fixed.
Here in West Virginia there is still a backlog of rape test kits. http://www.endthebacklog.org/west-virginia
Like I argued in my paper, memoir’s like Amy Poehler's can be powerful and important in spreading feminist ideas, but only so long as they do not portray a world in which all feminist goals have already been achieved. There is still so much progress to be made, and it is important that we do not let how women are portrayed on TV or what celebrities say distract us from that.
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This is a really clever remix of your Major Project, Chandler. It's *about* the issues your project raises, but takes it in a new direction/focus. Smart stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of a basic comment but I really liked the addition on the pictures here. The joke from Poehler is a great example of humor used to prove a point about our society. I also think the chart is a great way to convey the information to the reader. Almost makes me wish we could have added stuff like this the project itself.
ReplyDeleteThere is still so much progress that needs to be made! Such an insightful post. It is important to realize that we are still living in a patriarchal society, and though shows like Parks and Rec can be a wonderful distraction from that, the reality still remains that the work of feminism isn't quite finished yet.
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