Today's Hillary News & Views kicks off with a wonderful quote from Clinton's interview with Lena Dunham.
Timereports:
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told Girls creator Lena Dunham that she is “absolutely” a feminist in a new interview.I transcribe:The conversation between Clinton and Dunham will be featured on Dunham’s newsletter and site LennyLetter.com, which is launching Sept. 29.
Dunham’s interview of Clinton will discuss the future First Lady’s life in college, “and the ambivalence she felt in her early 20s about her own life and career path,” a Lenny Letter spokesperson told Politico. The interview will also reportedly include comedy sketches, plus a cameo from Amy Schumer.
LD: Do you consider yourself a feminist?HRC: Yes. Absolutely!
You know, I'm always a little bit puzzled when any woman of any age, but particularly a young woman, says something like - you've heard it - something like, "Well, I believe in equal rights but I'm not a feminist."
Well, a feminist is, by definition, someone who believes in equal rights.
I'm hoping that people will not be afraid to say. That doesn't mean you hate men. That doesn't mean that you want to separate out the world so that you're not part of ordinary life. That's not what it means at all.
It just means that we believe that women have the same rights as men. Politically, socially, culturally, economically. That's what it means.