tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120117797752291974.post3622244238475922104..comments2023-11-02T09:28:01.490-04:00Comments on The Sandman's Last Stop: Defending Sisters Red erin k. coughlin (cog-lin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00745737727483426952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120117797752291974.post-91347874111843802452011-02-07T21:58:17.064-05:002011-02-07T21:58:17.064-05:00I know, it's ridiculous. That's what makes...I know, it's ridiculous. That's what makes me so angry. This whole thing reeks of trying so hard not to offend and it just can't be done. Somebody is always offended because everybody has different opinions about what best represents feminism. These fights just go in circles. They do nothing but build a box around feminism, and cover it with useless labels. I love YA lit and I hate to see it go through the mill like this. But hey, anything that gets people reading, right?<br /><br />Never mind the fact that all three of these books were written by women. I don't suppose that counts for anything. <br /><br />Thanks for reading, Meg. I always like to hear from you.erin k. coughlin (cog-lin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00745737727483426952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120117797752291974.post-58407464207707886462011-02-07T18:41:01.025-05:002011-02-07T18:41:01.025-05:00Oh man. I cannot take these feminist blog slap-fi...Oh man. I cannot take these feminist blog slap-fights. They have been fighting about the same things (who has what privilege, what is or is not triggering, who is or is not insensitive to the trans community, etc.) for years. Someone is constantly offended and I cannot bear the constant state of outrage.<br /><br />That rant over, your post made me wonder about the value of making a feminist reading list in the first place. Does such a thing exist? Doesn't literature have value even no matter the political/philosophical underpinnings of the message? Should we encourage the making of a list of books that must portray only the most positive aspects of the world and don't contain any of the ugliness that exists, even if it isn't feminist? Do we really want to encourage this kind of in-group/out-group purity test for feminist literature (and more generally the purity test for feminists that goes on all the time in the feminist blogosphere)?<br /><br />I don't know. Much to consider. Who knew making a YA reading list would be so complicated.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825291297859180179noreply@blogger.com