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To gather young women into Kunin’s revolution, it would be wise if she not preface her agenda with the same tired tale about how young folks don’t appreciate feminist gains [“What Women Want Now,” May 2]. That standby story of opinion journalism needs to die, and we’re sick of its periodic resurrection. Twentysomethings aren’t the only ones reluctant to identify as feminist. A 2008 Daily Beast poll found just 20 percent of women polled felt comfortable with the f-word. Why don’t young women shout “feminism?” The word’s a conversation stopper. We’d rather people just listen to our argument than qualify or label it. Feminism tunes people out. Also, youngsters have been busy serving the feminist end, and it’s clear
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This light transportation center would promote and advance the use of light transportation in place of automobiles on separated paths such as the Burlington Bike Path. It would act as a beacon shining a light on the path of local transportation in the post-fossilfuel age. It could become the home of several new small businesses, including a bicycle rental and repair shop, electric bike rentals and Segway tours. Local Motion’s offices could be located there to supervise the operation and encourage the conversion to alternate means of local transportation. Unfortunately, the bike path is in terrible shape right now and could not properly support this light transportation center until it is rebuilt and upgraded to properly accommodate these new electrically assisted vehicles. But the bike path won’t remain neglected much longer. A light transportation center at the Moran Plant should be considered as Mayor Weinberger makes his decision whether to proceed with development there.
that Kunin doesn’t spend much time on the internet or else she would be aware. That’s not to say that everyone over 40 should know how to find the right websites, but there are hugely popular sites and blogs that actively promote feminist principles. Last year’s SlutWalks organized thousands of ladies to march against sexual violence. The Washington Post described it this way: “In a feminist movement that is often fighting simply to hold ground, SlutWalks stand out as a reminder of feminism’s more grass-roots past and point to what the future could look like.” Lastly, In These Times writer Sady Doyle said it best, “To ask why young people aren’t identifying or acting as ‘feminist’ in ways that look like mid-20thcentury feminism is, essentially, like asking a Facebook user why she doesn’t mail letters to her friends.”
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