Women aren't backing down from this fight

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With Ken Paxton’s win in the Texas Senate runoff the MAGA talkingheads have unleashed a bizarre flood of hate, misogyny, and smears todefend a man who was charged with felonies and impeached by his ownparty. For many women watching it all unfold they are nodding alongknowing that women have faced these attacks for centuries. Every womanwho steps into the spotlight faces backlash and attacks far beyond themoment. Fred sits down with two women who fight for this week’s showon the moment we face in our democracy. Allison Butler a SeniorLecturer, Associate Chair, and the Director of the Media LiteracyCertificate Program in the Department of Communication at theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst. In her new book, THE JUDGMENT OFGENDER: HOW WOMEN ARE CENTERED AND SILENCED IN POP CULTURE she offersa searing critique of how media and popular culture dehumanizewomen—even as they expand their coverage of them. He is also joined byDanni Eickenhorst a St. Louis restaurant owner and a passionateadvocate - but most of all a community builder hoping to leave the St.Louis region a little better than she found it. She owns severalrestaurants but her primary focus day-to-day is two iconic localrestaurants: The Fountain on Locust and Steve’s Hot Dogs. Both guestsoffer a unique perspective on the challenges faced by women who stepout of line and how we can fight back as participants in ourdemocracy.Learn more about Allison’s work athttps://www.projectcensored.org/allison-butler/Learn more about Danni’s work at https://www.hustl.group/

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