Earlier this week we had some interestingdiscussion about sexism and gender double standards in relation to Katha Pollitt’s new book. As with her reaction to the Times review of Pollitt’s book, Jessica at Feministing has again called “sexist bullshit,” this time in relation to the image accompanying Slate’s Sex Issue. She writes:
Okay, I'm all for sex issues. I'd just appreciate it if a leading online news magazine didn't equate sex with a headless porned out asscracked woman.
Was the Times review of Katha Pollitt’s new collection of personal essays, Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories?, insufferably sexist? That’s the contention of Pollitt-enthusiast Jessica at Feministing.com, and her commenters collectively nod their heads in agreement. I, too, am a big admirer of Pollitt’s column (couple of good ones here and here). I’ve also read two of the most cited pieces in the new collection, “Webstalker” and “Learning to Drive”, both of which originally ran in the New Yorker. But I think Jessica is playing fast and loose with the sexist label here. She writes:
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