Politicizing the Ultrasound
On ultrasounds, “good mothers”, and women’s reproductive rights.
On the complications of feminist speech and national belonging.
Perhaps no other single article of clothing has generated so much debate in recent years, as the Islamic headscarf. These simple, seemingly innocuous garments have become a symbol of larger debates about the belonging of immigrants and the actively religious in Europe and North America.
ELLE UK launched a controversial project this month; editors tapped three ad agencies and three feminist organizations to form an unlikely task force. Their goal? To “re-brand a term that many feel has become burdened with complications and negativity.” That word? Feminist. The fruits of this …