The piles of makeup and the insistence on frills and ribbons and bows was not at all attuned to my feminist views.
Susan FaludiThe demand that women "return to femininity" is a demand that the cultural gears shift into reverse, that we back up to a fabled time when everyone was richer, younger, more powerful.
Susan FaludiSelf-esteem is the basis for feminism because self-esteem is based on defining yourself and believing in that definition. Self-esteem is regarding yourself as a grown-up.
Susan Faludi