Mrs. America
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This Gloria Steinemfocused episode ofMrs.
The other thing youve got going for you is that no one likes feminists, cracks Fred.
She is with her handsome boyfriend (Insecures Jay Ellis).
Photographers are snapping her picture.
The energizing funk of Sly and the Family Stones I Want to Take You Higher plays on the soundtrack.
They sure dont know how to have a good time!
Americais not any of those things.
Its an extremely entertaining drama that also has depth and a brilliantly conceived sense of structure.
When Steinem is later seated next to her on an airplane, Friedan tries to apologize.
I was misquoted, she says.
Steinem doesnt necessarily believe her, but she accepts the apology.
She has learned, like so many women before and after her, that moving forward means making compromises.
She suggests he voice support at the democratic convention for reproductive freedom, which sounds nicer and more inclusive.
It still doesnt get them anywhere.
This is a total Tracy Flick move.
Want to get ahead in politics?
Is that all it takes to get a man to change his vote?
Gloria asks, incredulously.
Americastrikes a chord that resonates with contemporary politics.
Raise your hand if you ask this question multiple times a day.
Phyllis gets no credit for spouting talking points that she hasnt bothered to more closely examine herself.
How long do we give people to adapt to change?
Or am I the only one whos so fucking tired of waiting?
This is one of the many moments inMrs.
Americathat reminds us this country hasnt moved all that far from where it was almost 50 years ago.
But she has a condition: they must force a vote on abortion on the convention floor.
Gloria Steinem is used to making concessions.
Now shes starting to figure out, maybe, how to leverage her power.
To put it another way: She agrees to provide the bread.
But she demands that Bella pony up the jam.
Fuck Yeah, Feminism Moment of the Episode:Its definitely the moment when Gloria makes that speech.
These, too, are questions thatare still relevantin 2020.
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