The Kate Middleton things swings both ways for me. Yes, she's likely seriously ill. I feel for anyone struggling with health issues. Also, her and her extended family's life of leisure is underwritten by the people of the UK. So, what is the balance between a public figure's medical privacy and the right of people financially supporting you and your family's lifestyle to know what is going on? If a person is ill enough to be unable to do the duties that the people of the UK pay taxes to support her in doing her job, does the public have a right to know this? And yes, the Royal Family is absolutely horrible at this. And they always have been. And they will always sacrifice a woman first.
LL, this is so good. I only know obliquely about all the goings on around these three women (is Barbie considered a woman or a character or both lol) and yet, you made it so that I didn't need to know the details to understand your point and get behind your message. And this, "Women are taught and expected to be perfect. Men are taught to be brave. Part of being perfect is applauding the bravery of men, which makes me appreciate Barbie even more.
This is a chance, one of those peak moments, to band together in the fight for equality. I believe we have at least 1.4 billion chances to do it." Yes to that.
This is such a great perspective. I’d forgotten just how awful the Hillary Clinton/Sarah Palin years were, and yet here we are in a FAR worse place. You’ve connected the dots brilliantly.
Well done! And I really appreciate the name of your publication. I think we're in a precarious time. The more voices of women we hear from, that are voices truly for women, not against our rights, or one another, we have a chance to regain what has been taken and threatened.
The Kate/Catherine Middleton “scandal” is such a crock of sh--. I assume that literally every photo from any celebrity and even non-celebrity is doctored. We have the technology. We have the filters. She should not be criticized for this. I’m actually kind of endeared to her for it i.e. it sounds like she did it (and shoddily) herself and I would assume she has an official photo-doctor-er on staff!
All of this!
The Kate Middleton things swings both ways for me. Yes, she's likely seriously ill. I feel for anyone struggling with health issues. Also, her and her extended family's life of leisure is underwritten by the people of the UK. So, what is the balance between a public figure's medical privacy and the right of people financially supporting you and your family's lifestyle to know what is going on? If a person is ill enough to be unable to do the duties that the people of the UK pay taxes to support her in doing her job, does the public have a right to know this? And yes, the Royal Family is absolutely horrible at this. And they always have been. And they will always sacrifice a woman first.
LL, this is so good. I only know obliquely about all the goings on around these three women (is Barbie considered a woman or a character or both lol) and yet, you made it so that I didn't need to know the details to understand your point and get behind your message. And this, "Women are taught and expected to be perfect. Men are taught to be brave. Part of being perfect is applauding the bravery of men, which makes me appreciate Barbie even more.
This is a chance, one of those peak moments, to band together in the fight for equality. I believe we have at least 1.4 billion chances to do it." Yes to that.
This is such a great perspective. I’d forgotten just how awful the Hillary Clinton/Sarah Palin years were, and yet here we are in a FAR worse place. You’ve connected the dots brilliantly.
Thanks for posting this. You might also want to check out Lucien K Truscott iv's piece in Salon where he excavates the whole University of Alabama ('Bama!) sorority scene and how that shaped her...https://www.salon.com/2024/03/12/the-pure-emptiness-of-katie-britt/
Also what the so called Royal Family does to women is awful.....
Well done! And I really appreciate the name of your publication. I think we're in a precarious time. The more voices of women we hear from, that are voices truly for women, not against our rights, or one another, we have a chance to regain what has been taken and threatened.
And it's only going to get worse. Keep writing sister!
The Kate/Catherine Middleton “scandal” is such a crock of sh--. I assume that literally every photo from any celebrity and even non-celebrity is doctored. We have the technology. We have the filters. She should not be criticized for this. I’m actually kind of endeared to her for it i.e. it sounds like she did it (and shoddily) herself and I would assume she has an official photo-doctor-er on staff!