Why women like Patricia Arquette continue to whitewash Feminism.

[JDPriestly]

75. Patricia Arquette is a woman. She was absolutely right.

She was not arguing for white women. She was appealing for all women.

And she was right.

Women are expected to take the primary responsibility for raising America's children while working. Remember how Bill Clinton signed "welfare reform" that pushed single mothers into low wage jobs and their children into day care, often inadequate day care.

It is absolutely true that women, women of color and women who are white, have fought for the rights of LGBT people, of African-Americans (Rosa Parks for example) and all minorities. But have those minorities fought, really fought for a justice for women and children?

I think not. I think that Patricia Arquette is right. We are your mothers. We are your grandmothers. Do you realize that older women are in general among the poorest of Americans -- as are single mothers. I am not saying that older women and single mothers are the absolutely poorest demographic groups, but they are among the poorest.

I support Patricia Arquette's statement.

In fact, I would venture to say that the criticism of her statement that is published in the article quoted in the OP is proof of the truth of Patricia Arquette's statement. The quote in the OP in essence says to us women: Shut up. Stop nagging.

It's the usual criticism of women and our issues.

I'm very grateful to Patricia Arquette for speaking up for women. It's our turn for equal pay and equal rights. And among other things, we need still more representation in our government.