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    Sad White Babies With Mean Feminist Mommies

    The Atlantic is reviving the tired feminist-baiting question “can women have it all.” Le sigh. In celebration of this backlashtastic event, I’ve compiled some of my favorite images that are often the art in these kinds of articles: The mean/frazzled/distracted working white mom (because WOC don’t exist in this narrative) who has been fooled into thinking she can have it all by feminism. Good times.

    Note: I haven’t read the piece (it’s not out yet) and for all I know is a scorchingly awesome piece of feminist writing. But the headline/art/cover is just too awful and (knowingly) plays into the anti-feminist cliche the search for work/life balance is greedily trying to have “it all.”

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      “The mean/frazzled/distracted working white mom (because WOC don’t exist in this narrative)…”
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      Pretty sure that’s the cover of a book. I’m almost positive I’ve shelved it before.
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      Finally reading Lean In. And had to look up this post as soon as I saw in referenced. I hate the images presented but...
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      Sad White Babies With Mean Feminist Mommies The Atlantic is reviving the tired feminist-baiting question “can women have...
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      Thanks to Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, for leading me to this - too funny
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      Love this!
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      Thanks to Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” I am now aware of this post and feel the need to share it!
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