This caught my eye because I just read "Beyond Gender" by Betty
Friedan which calls for a more humanist approach to the gender
problems. I thought it was really a huge step forward in viewpoint
(i think she wrote it in 94 so it's a couple years old now). As far
as Joni is concerned, if she had said I am not a feminist, I'm a
humanist, it might not have hurt so much, but as much as I love the
woman, Joni is a Joni-ist. Her goal was/is to further the art, so
that didn't leave too much time to support other women (read
competition). Her philosophies seem very power-oriented (in an
individualistic way [dogeatdog]). David Crosby said she was as shy
as Mussolini and Dylan called her a man!! :-) ha ha. She is
definitely not a feminist (in my opinion).
At 3:00 AM -0400 5/26/01, onlyJMDL Digest wrote:
>I am sure that Joni's "I am not a feminist," which I heard her say at
>the Edmonton Folk Fest (and was sorely disappointed, felt betrayed), is
>only the tip of the subject for her and does not adequately explain all
>that she thinks about it. Because I really doubt she believes women
>should not have equal rights.
>
>Kate
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