From readers – August 24, 2023

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Just a movie?

In response to Jonathan Liedl’s “Already/Not Yet” column, (Aug. 10 edition), expressing a viewpoint of a movie you haven’t seen, in a public forum, is irresponsible. In that context, I would like to bring a few things to Mr. Liedl’s attention. 1. The Barbie movie is a movie: a comic satire. 2. Deciding that this movie is trying to dictate guidelines on the relationship of men and women is ludicrous. It is a “doll” movie, with actors playing dolls. That said, if Mr. Liedl had seen the doll movie, he might have realized from the metaphor illustrated in it, that self-examination might be a useful step to self-actualization (that naughty woke word), before any “marriage, interaction or relationship” he refers to in the real world, will ever get beyond an “empty coexistence” of the sexes. Also, comparing Wollstonecraft’s view of the sexes to that of the Church, if I may use Mr. Liedl’s own metaphor, is like comparing crocodiles to hippos. Not even close. E.g., I guess not being a woman he forgot we can’t even receive all seven sacraments. Equal in the Church? I don’t think so.

Elizabeth Rosenwinkel
St. Albert the Great, Minneapolis

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