And in many of the young women making statements, I saw women who were saying very feminist things. I disagree entirely and think feminism is what made it possible for them to make those kind of provocative statements.
I thought it was absurd and sad, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. What did you think of the recent “Women Against Feminism” reaction happening on social media? But I think the more visible women that stand up and say, “I’m a feminist,” the better off feminism is going to be, and the better off women overall are going to be. If you don’t want to be a feminist and don’t want to claim feminism, that’s entirely your right. I mean, I would love for everyone to be a feminist, but I have to respect people’s choices. It’s not something you want to force everyone to believe in. But you know, I think that it’s a choice. The value in that is it’s important for more women to claim feminism so people can understand that feminism really isn’t a bad thing or something we need to avoid or be afraid of. Is there value in knowing whether young women in Hollywood identify as feminists? I think one of the most important things we can do as feminists is acknowledge that even though we have womanhood in common we have to start to think about the ways in which we’re different, how those differences affect us and what kinds of needs we have based on our differences. We have to look at the wage gap and think about race and class and sexuality and ability because we inhabit multiple identities. We have to look at reproductive freedom and making sure that the female body is no longer legislated. But at its core, I think it’s that women deserve certain inalienable rights in the same ways that men do. I think there are multiple definitions of feminism. No, I don’t think there’s one definition of feminism. One definition of feminism that you mention in the book is “women who don’t want to be treated like sh-t.” Is there one perfect definition out there?
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