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P. Srivastava  8
02-07-2004 08:22 PM ET (US)
I fully agree with Whitney and Jeni in their responses to "Pink Think." I was at first amused at the author's antics and delivery of the material, but I soon found a lacking element of something deeper within the text. I am not sure if the application of theory would help, but at least some kind of solution to the "pink think" way of life. I felt that the book was dated and biased, but like Jeni and Whitney, I began to realize that these things do prevail today for all women in a most drastic way. I agree that their have been great milestones in women's plight for 'freedom' and basic rights, but with the continued prescence of many "pink think" mantras, I have to ask "how far have we really come?" and "who can be the proper judge of that?" I think a big indicator of women's success in society at large is in the workforce. There are finally options for women- to work or stay at home- and both should be valued equally. I think people are beginning to see the insurmountable talent and capacities that women bring to the table, but discriminations of all people still exist. And, the biggest ambiguity that lies within women is the constantly changing roles of them. Women want to be confident, assertive and respected, but at what price. Do they have to forgo their femininity to do so? And what exactly is femininity by today's standards? I think of myself as a feminine woman, but I am also very dominant in my personality. Is it still wrong to want to reaffirm my female-ness in (what may be reminiscent of) "pink think" ways. There is so much more knowledge available to women- I think if they embrace it, some of these things that women still practice that are considered "pink think" will be claimed as our own and turned around to no longer be a sign of oppression. After all, the French may have arbitrarily assigned pink as a female color as a fad, but is it not true that all fads die at some point? I think this will fade big time. However, until that time, I believe if all human beings make a strive for these changes, then big change can and will happen.
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