Christopher Hitchens versus Feminism

[Curmudgeoness]

16. You are right, he did have an attitude.

And at first, I was thinking that he sounded like he thought women should be "barefoot and pregnant" and staying in the home. But the further it went, the more I thought is was less sexist and more advocating for choice. And although I have never been the kind of woman who wanted to keep house and raise children, I do realize that there are some women who revel in that job. And they have every right to do it without feeling shame. I think by the end of this clip, I saw him advocating for this.

On the other hand, the interviewer's disbelief that women should be able to be homemakers (or whatever you want to call it) turned me off. I think it is fantastic that a woman can follow her own path, and the interviewer seemed to think that all women should be in careers----just as offensive as the attitude that no women should.

I watched this clip a second time, and I still don't see him insinuating that women can't handle it. I think it is just his smug demeanor that makes it look that way.

Definitely a complex man.