05-11-2009, 06:55 PM | #1 |
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Alice Walker's daughter on Alice Walker
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05-11-2009, 08:28 PM | #2 |
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I don't think it's a very common feminist view that women shouldn't have children. And I dare say there's another side to this story. But mainly, it just reminds me of how complicated mother/daughter relationships often are.
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It certainly sounds like from the daughter's perspective, that Alice Walker is a bitter and hateful person.
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It's too bad Alice Walker didn't do the responsible thing and hire a nanny to raise her inconvenient child, like most of the elite do. At least she would have had a relationship with the nanny.
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it strikes me that her perspective is that her mother was just purely selfish, not necessarily bitter and hateful. the daughter seems to have her share of bitterness, though.
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maybe she did at times, and it seems like there was a stable stepmother, though she doesn't say much about that. but here's the thing: daughters can grow up and express many of these same kinds of resentments about mothers who were home, too. like I said, it can be very complicated.
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A fair point about the daughter being bitter. I would agree that there is selfishness on Alice Walker's part as well.
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Those are two of the first thoughts I had as well. I wonder if Rebecca will regret writing this article one day. I don't automatically equate feminism with a belief that motherhood=servitude either. A wealthy well-heeled woman can neglect her children all day long because she doesn't want to be a slave to them (and for her own selfish desires), but that certainly doesn't make her a fanatical feminist.
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If they lived in a trailer park, they would be pulling hair and biting. I read some of Alice Walker's poetry. I thought it was kind of forgettable. I'm looking forward to some future flame wars with my son and daughter on the internet tubes, or whatever they have decades from now. |
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