Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 17:50:03 -0600 (CST)
From: dralfonso-AT-msuvx2.memphis.edu
Subject: Naomi Wolf excerpt



Ah, the conspiracy theory in continental politics! Very funny, if it 
weren't for serious....

Michele, this is very fascinating.  It is like a lengthy argument against 
the jargonistic appeal of continental thought, and an attempt by an 
Anglo-American feminist to retrieve and guard closely the purity of what has 
traditionally passed for feminist ideology in the U.S.  I think the best 
way to approach this topic is extreamly carefully!  And to try and show 
why this feminist ideology and methodology is being internally challenged 
not only by "FF" working in US feminist circles, but also by women of 
color in the U.S.  And to show how FF is producing new ideologies and 
methodologies to fight an oppression which has become more subtle and 
intractable in the face of second wave feminist's gains.  

I have heard similar apprehensions from second-wave feminists, and I do 
believe that they should be addressed with much respect for our 
inheritance from second wave feminists.