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Denise,
I'm not sure those attacks are
entirely accurate, or more so that they
are in the right context. For instance,
transgender-ism wasn't really a second
wave issue, so though some second wave
feminists might have been "slower" to
respond more positively or inclusively,
I don't know they "failed" on
this issue.
On race and other issues of
inclusivity, I think that most second wave
feminists would admit they could have done
a better job and recognize gaps now, but
I think they did better than most other
social justice movements and so at least
diversity was on their radar. And if you
are talking about second wave feminism
today compared to third wave feminism today,
yes, I think that third wave feminists
are better on these issues, but it's more
so because these are the issues of our
time. It's the same reason we aren't "as
good" on the abortion issue, it was
more their issue and these are our unique
ones to contend with.
My personal criticism
against many second wave feminists today
is many of their inability to see how people
are uniquely being feminist and making
a contribution that was unimaginable in
other generations. I also think that focusing
on legislative changes undermined how deep
these problems were.
Hope that helps. Good
luck,
-- Amy
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