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lumberjack_jeff

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12. But do african americans in 2012 need another Martin Luther King?

Reply to ProSense (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 11:37 AM

Mar 2012

The playing field is radically different than it was in 1965. No one has stepped into Gloria Steinem's shoes because that particular pair of shoes is not suited to the function needed today, and arguably worn out.

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So the NYT wonders why all these years later, no one has stepped up to fill Gloria Steinhem's shoes [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

Maybe because women aren't second class anymore. dkf Mar 2012 #1

Yet ProSense Mar 2012 #3

Does the phrase "women's rights" only pertain to the ability to prevent/terminate pregnancies? dkf Mar 2012 #6

We've noticed your opposition to women's reproductive rights. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #15

I have no opposition to it. It's a personal thing. dkf Mar 2012 #16

Why does the government get involved with this at all? Isn't it no one else's business? dkf Mar 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #19

I pay taxes and I'm sick of this argument. It will never be resolved. dkf Mar 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #21

We shouldn't have to pay for wars that aren't properly declared. dkf Mar 2012 #22

But do african americans in 2012 need another Martin Luther King? lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #12

Well, yes... ananda Mar 2012 #2

It's like ProSense Mar 2012 #4

Have they questioned who will fill the shoes for Phyllis Schafley? LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #5

I'd stipulate that Gloria Steinem could be viewed as the "tip of the spear" for feminism riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #7

a lot of what you say is true bonnieS Mar 2012 #17

If the reason Gloria Steinem has no successors is that Sandra Fluke was bullied Zalatix Mar 2012 #8

Seems to me MadrasT Mar 2012 #9

why? because there`s tens of millions of gloria steinhems across the country madrchsod Mar 2012 #10

There's a 25-point gender gap in our favor BeyondGeography Mar 2012 #11

The fact that this article got parked in "Fashion and Style" LadyHawkAZ Mar 2012 #13

There was only one Gloria Steinem Kath1 Mar 2012 #14

i have been thinking about this. what i see, it is not about ALL of women, but individual seabeyond Mar 2012 #23