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Questioning American feminists’ lack of action on behalf of women’s rights violations around the world, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum pointed to how nearsighted the movement has become.
“American delegates to international and U.N. women’s organizations are mostly identified with arguments about reproductive rights (for or against, depending on the administration), not arguments about the fundamental rights of women in Saudi Arabia or the Muslim world,” Applebaum wrote.
If the feminist movement wants to be taken seriously, it should start prioritizing it battles and stop piddling with nonissues (such as “nonsexist car insurance”), focusing that energy toward attaining fundamental rights for all women.
Posted by Kristin Mehler