Monday, December 3, 2007

American Feminist Groups? Hello? Are you out there?

I came way of this opinion piece from Tammy Bruce by way of Michelle Malkin's blog. Its definitely worth reading the whole thing. An excerpt is below.

There has been appropriate international outrage over the treatment of Gibbons, from virtually everyone except American “feminists.” Multiple Muslim groups in the U.K. have condemned the sentence. Even the popular little boy in Mrs. Gibbons’ class who suggested the name for the bear came to her defense, explaining that he named the bear after himself.

Yet, when asked by FOX News for a comment about the situation, a National Organization for Women spokeswoman said they were "not putting out a statement or taking a position."

This is how depraved the American left has become. A little Muslim boy in Sudan shows more courage and conviction for a woman under fire than a bunch of women sitting in Washington, D.C., who preen themselves on being the premiere “advocates” for women.

It’s been apparent for years that the American feminist establishment is nothing more than a shill for the shallow leftists in the Democrat party, wrapping themselves in the feminist label for convenience. Groups like NOW and Eleanor Smeal’s Feminist Majority, also amazingly silent in the past five years about Islamic terrorism and violence against women, use women’s issues as nothing more than slogans and chants in their efforts to gain political power.

I suppose it should come as no surprise. NOW & "The Feminist Majority" didn't have anything to say about the Saudi gang-rape victim who received 200 lashes and 6 months in prison for being raped either. Can you imagine, punishing the woman who was raped, and then increasing her punishment because she tried to defend herself in court by appealing the decision? Why should you be a feminist only for American women? Are Arab women not worthy of your support?


By the way: I have not removed our Mohammed Teddy Bear. Just scroll down a bit, he's still here. And Will, I haven't forgotten about you either... I was a bit busy this weekend, but a response is forthcoming.

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