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Your Call: Has feminism sold out?

 

What should we make of the fact that feminism has gone mainstream? Bitch Magazine founding editor AndiZeisler explores that question in her new book, We Were Feminists Once.

Zeisler argues that feminism has been rebranded and co-opted by pop culture. But this new media-friendly version is almost exclusively about personal identity and consumption. How can we get back to focusing on the collective goals of equality and social justice?

Guest:

Andi Zeisler, cofounder of Bitch Media and author of WE WERE FEMINISTS ONCE: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, The Buying and Selling of a Political Movement

Web Resources:

WE WERE FEMINISTS ONCE: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, The Buying and Selling of a Political Movement

Bitch Media

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.