USABLE PERFORMANCE FEMINISM FOR OUR TIME 355 The odd person out was Garrett Weyr,an undergraduate at Chapel Hill and then age twenty-two.Weyr claims she was"harmed"by The Feminine Mystique.She was raised by a woman who had read the book and Weyr was taught she could do anything- something that did not ring true with her experiences in the world.Weyr says it is easier to be quiet,"keep your place,"and be"pretty."As Friedan acknowledges backlash and the increasing complicatedness of women's lives in the wake of the workplace and legal successes of 1960s and 1970s feminism,she warns that women who believe everything has been solved will be pushed back into a feminine mystique when economic condi- tions are rough.Weyr wonders where the leadership is:"We need help,or you're going to losc us."Friedan answers that the women's movement is large and varied and that it has many role models.She is not the only speaker in this forum to make the point that young women need to step up to the plate themselves and not wait for instruction. Weyr smirks,observing that,"if I've missed the point of the women's movement,then she's making my point for me."Arguably the most informative aspect of the program, from a performative and cultural moment point of view,is that Weyr blames feminism for the leadership vacuum in a world in which Marilyn Monroc and Richard Gere are in the news and women's issues are not.Attired in a sweater,with her hair rumpled and unruly,Weyr is a direct contrast to Norton-the fiercest and most critical speaker, attired in a suit jacket and high-collared blouse-and Friedan,who is wearing a red dress and with her short hair blow-dried smooth and not puffy.(I assume that hair and wardrobe were not entirely left to chance.)The "new generation"is portrayed as casual,cntitled,a bit whiny,laid-back,and unimpressed with what is called feminism. Friedan is a sort of eminence grise,confident but not strident,assured but not pushy. She is also struggling for breath and noticeably wheezing,as the health issues that would continue to plague her until her death had begun to kick in. In 1994,a double episode of Firing Line,hosted by William Buckley,featured seven prominent women gathered to discuss the now-typical journalistic negative,"Has the Women's Movement Gone Too Far?"62 While professors Kathryn Kolbert and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese as well as pro-Catholic spokeswoman Helen Alvare remain mild-mannered,Friedan is one of three who engage in sarcasm.The others are Ari- anna Huffington and Camille Paglia.Judge Karen Burstein,while always courteous, was the second oldest of the panelists(after Friedan,and about the same age as Fox- Genovese-nineteen years Friedan's junior)and certainly the most energized and hard-edged in her direct manner of speaking.Nonetheless,Friedan appears not predominantly as strident,but as a relic from an "out of it"past,attired in a ruffled blouse and a large filigree pendant,her thinning hair teased though not smoothed and looking simply not ready for the camera,regardless of her preference in colors or her age.Friedan asserts that "gender warfare...is diversionary at this time....The threat to everybody today is...rage,because people are losing their sense of economic security."Huffington calls this "totally unbelievable...so out of touch it is totally pathetic."Alvare espouses Christianity as a concern for community and others,saying Firing Line,"Has the Women's Movement Gone Too Far?"South Carolina ETV,aired 29 November 1994.Available at the Paley Center,Museum of Television and Radio,New York City. Burstein lost the Democratic nomination for New York state attorney general in 1994 when a Re- publican opponent revealed she was a lesbian.Another Democrat who ran unsuccessfully that year was Eliot Spitzer,who later did become attorney general.Spitzer recently stepped down as governor of New York when it was revealed that he was a frequent customer of a high-price prostitution service. The accusation against Burstein claimed to address her moral fitness to serve. This content downloaded from 183.195.251.166 on Sat,16 Jan 2016 12:04:58 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and ConditionsUSABLE PERFORMANCE FEMINISM FOR OUR TIME / 355 The odd person out was Garrett Weyr, an undergraduate at Chapel Hill and then age twenty-two. Weyr claims she was "harmed" by The Feminine Mystique. She was raised by a woman who had read the book and Weyr was taught she could do anything - something that did not ring true with her experiences in the world. Weyr says it is easier to be quiet, "keep your place/' and be "pretty." As Friedan acknowledges backlash and the increasing complicatedness of women's lives in the wake of the workplace and legal successes of 1960s and 1970s feminism, she warns that women who believe everything has been solved will be pushed back into a feminine mystique when economic condi￾tions are rough. Weyr wonders where the leadership is: "We need help, or you're going to lose us." Friedan answers that the women's movement is large and varied and that it has many role models. She is not the only speaker in this forum to make the point that young women need to step up to the plate themselves and not wait for instruction. Weyr smirks, observing that, "if I've missed the point of the women's movement, then she's making my point for me." Arguably the most informative aspect of the program, from a performative and cultural moment point of view, is that Weyr blames feminism for the leadership vacuum in a world in which Marilyn Monroe and Richard Gere are in the news and women's issues are not. Attired in a sweater, with her hair rumpled and unruly, Weyr is a direct contrast to Norton - the fiercest and most critical speaker, attired in a suit jacket and high-collared blouse - and Friedan, who is wearing a red dress and with her short hair blow-dried smooth and not puffy. (I assume that hair and wardrobe were not entirely left to chance.) The "new generation" is portrayed as casual, entitled, a bit whiny, laid-back, and unimpressed with what is called feminism. Friedan is a sort of eminence grise, confident but not strident, assured but not pushy. She is also struggling for breath and noticeably wheezing, as the health issues that would continue to plague her until her death had begun to kick in. In 1994, a double episode of Firing Line, hosted by William Buckley, featured seven prominent women gathered to discuss the now-typical journalistic negative, "Has the Women's Movement Gone Too Far?"62 While professors Kathryn Kolbert and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese as well as pro-Catholic spokeswoman Helen Alvare remain mild-mannered, Friedan is one of three who engage in sarcasm. The others are Ari￾anna Huffington and Camille Paglia. Judge Karen Burstein, while always courteous, was the second oldest of the panelists (after Friedan, and about the same age as Fox￾Genovese - nineteen years Friedan's junior) and certainly the most energized and hard-edged in her direct manner of speaking.63 Nonetheless, Friedan appears not predominantly as strident, but as a relic from an "out of it" past, attired in a ruffled blouse and a large filigree pendant, her thinning hair teased though not smoothed and looking simply not ready for the camera, regardless of her preference in colors or her age. Friedan asserts that "gender warfare ... is diversionary at this time. . . . The threat to everybody today is ... rage, because people are losing their sense of economic security." Huffington calls this "totally unbelievable ... so out of touch it is totally pathetic." Alvar£ espouses Christianity as a concern for community and others, saying 62 Firing Line, "Has the Women's Movement Gone Too Far?" South Carolina ETV, aired 29 November 1994. Available at the Paley Center, Museum of Television and Radio, New York City. 63 Burstein lost the Democratic nomination for New York state attorney general in 1994 when a Re￾publican opponent revealed she was a lesbian. Another Democrat who ran unsuccessfully that year was Eliot Spitzer, who later did become attorney general. Spitzer recently stepped down as governor of New York when it was revealed that he was a frequent customer of a high-price prostitution service. The accusation against Burstein claimed to address her moral fitness to serve. 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