tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post1530811974343791586..comments2023-10-25T03:54:14.726-07:00Comments on Tip of the Iceberg: Lipstick Jungle: Does it help women?Terri B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-63071009863593186762012-04-27T08:22:24.947-07:002012-04-27T08:22:24.947-07:00I did enjoy the SATC books but I always preferred ...I did enjoy the SATC books but I always preferred the show, just because it's a better format for the very lighthearted material in my eyes. <br /><br />When it comes to books relating to feminism, I do agree that you can produce something more relevant and thought-provoking with non-fiction. <br /><br />Perhaps you could do the same with fiction, but I wouldn't think Candice Bushnell would be the woman to do it to be honest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-45401945566129631452012-03-06T09:50:13.577-08:002012-03-06T09:50:13.577-08:00While on one hand a book like this could do a lot ...While on one hand a book like this could do a lot of good, it could just as easily be dismissed as not worth taking seriously. Still, I'm of the mind that getting the message out and creating awareness regardless of format is necessary.<br /><br />I work in a mostly female dominated occupation, but I still see gender disparity now and then. Especially in regards to expectations. Having recently become a mother, I am now seeing a whole other side to it that I was only vaguely aware of before.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-53631667535970388032012-03-06T01:35:14.806-08:002012-03-06T01:35:14.806-08:00I haven't read this or any of Bushnell's w...I haven't read this or any of Bushnell's work (though I'm a fan of the adapted SATC), so it's difficult for me to meaningfully comment.<br /><br />However, I'm intrigued by your investigation into how much literature of this sort benefits women. I, too, would prefer to read about women's rights in contemporary society in a more cerebral way. <br /><br />I wonder, though, if the beach-read format makes ideas of this sort more accessible to the average, non-literary woman. My sister, for instance, isn't much of a reader and doesn't actively seek out information of the kind in question (although she is subjected to my feminist ramblings against her will). Even watching SATC compelled her think more about women's issues such as abortion, stereotypes about female sexuality, the working woman and society's view of the single woman in a way she never had before. Indeed, I would go so far to say it's had a great influence on her. <br /><br />So while Bushnell's writing doesn't sound like my cup of tea -- I may never pick up one of her books -- I think it might compel the mass reader to consider women's issues. It's just packaged in high heels and lipstick. :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.com