Do you think Faludi’s observation about the nature of “backlash” still applies today? How so? To answer this question, you might consider the state of gender equality rights specifically and/or the rights of other equality-seeking groups.
Assignment Question In 1991, journalist Susan Faludi made this observation: “… antifeminist backlash has been set off not by women’s achievement of full equality but by the increased possibility that they might win it. It is a preemptive strike that stops women long before they reach the finish line” (p. xx, as cited in Chamallas, … Read more