tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post1016437033898060109..comments2023-10-08T07:30:18.422-04:00Comments on The Future Fire Reviews: Rand, Anthem (1936)Djibrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06382333338207409292noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-66738626029503476972010-11-17T16:49:18.213-05:002010-11-17T16:49:18.213-05:00Thanks for your feedback.
@Ian_Sales I don't ...Thanks for your feedback.<br /><br />@Ian_Sales I don't think so. My criticism of Rand is from a literary perspective and specific to Anthem. I wouldn't even say it was a complaint, rather an specifically feminist critique of the text. If I was to consider all her novels I would probably argue very differently.<br /><br />@Kiskil I don't believe Anthem is considered a "feminist&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352863339949001496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-44538354504609417062010-11-17T15:56:11.214-05:002010-11-17T15:56:11.214-05:00Two comments from Twitter.
(1) Ian_Sales wrote: &...Two comments from Twitter.<br /><br />(1) <a href="http://twitter.com/ian_sales/status/4141917256290304" rel="nofollow">Ian_Sales wrote</a>: "isn't complaining about Rand's lack of feminism a bit like complaining that Hitler was a vegetarian?"<br /><br />(2) <a href="http://twitter.com/kiskil/status/4720804944154625" rel="nofollow">Kiskil wrote</a>: "Is Anthem considered a Djibrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06382333338207409292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-78342462441087442122010-11-15T11:33:14.762-05:002010-11-15T11:33:14.762-05:00That's a good point, and I disagree with that ...That's a good point, and I disagree with that perspective too. <br /><br />There is a good argument against this; just this week they released the The Global Gender Gap Report, and one of it's authors arguments is that greater gender equality results in economic progress. This in turn might suggest a decrease in levels of poverty etc.<br /><br />Racism is something different altogether Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352863339949001496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-59903367384716507792010-11-15T11:31:56.806-05:002010-11-15T11:31:56.806-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352863339949001496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-85582006715948231372010-11-15T08:31:44.423-05:002010-11-15T08:31:44.423-05:00I wonder if Rand's focus on individual freedom...I wonder if Rand's focus on individual freedom from societal oppression to the exclusion of any gender equality issues in this piece isn't akin to the argument that I have heard many intelligent women make, that feminism is "putting the cart before the horse": that fighting for the rights of women when there is still poverty, slavery, racism and such inequalities in the world Johann Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317909550071564291noreply@blogger.com