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Are Privileged Western Women Being Crushed into Silence?

April 14, 2008 - 1:01 am - by Amy Alkon
Colin
2008-04-14 11:30:42

Solnit has basically said, “Don’t speak harshly to women! They can’t handle it!” Doesn’t that sound like an old-fashioned rule? It sounds like a rule my grandfathers would have stated. My wife doesn’t wither when we’re having a heated discussion about something — she returns fire without hesitation, and she has shut me down numerous times. Solnit doesn’t need the U.S. to change; she needs to change herself.