I agree that a majority of the matters that McKee considers a waste of public sphere space being women's trivia, can be a little unnecessary. I must be the type of woman he is referring to as trivial because I concern myself with all types of things that won't really benefit me in the long run. I have a subscription to Cosmo, Entertainment Weekly, and Time. The Cosmo will be read cover to cover within two hours, whereas the Time magazines will accumulate on my bookshelf and be glanced at every now and then when I want to feel connected to the farther-outside world. Right now, I just seem to be more interested in how I can get salon perfect hair all on my own opposed to depressing foreign affairs. McKee mentions that politics are a "men's forum". Since we have Hilary campaigning, I think it would be beneficial for her to read a Cosmo or two so she can style her appearance and have a well put together wardrobe because I would feel a bit skeptical about following a woman dressing like she's still in the 90's and has crazy looking hair.
The movie I chose to examine was one of my favorites.. "Mean Girls". I am not ashamed to say that there was a time when my girlfriends and I behaved exactly like these girls did. We had the most ridiculous drama and most of the time the center piece of it all was a boy. While friendships are lost and lives are ruined because of boys in the girl world, guys can have the same problem with their friend and still be friends after it all. Girls can be quite rutheless.. And still look pretty.
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I'm not sure if I agree with you, LaReina, because I feel that by saying the Hillary could use some of Cosmo's advice would be to undermine the whole gist of what feminism is about and what Ms. Clinton would be trying to do.
By saying something along the lines of "yeah, you may be smart and powerful, but you need a new 'do and a better wardrobe" makes it seem like if a woman doesn't fit some near-impossible standard of beauty (on top of being smart and powerful), her worth is somewhat diminished. Not only that, it shows what one really values in a leader and a person. Personally, I would not want any of the "Sex and the City" ladies running my country, because they would be too worried about the sale at Ferragamo's and tending to their dysfunctional relationships rather than the country as a whole.
Lorraine
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