Cartoon Central

A couple of people have asked me what I think of the latest Doonesbury where Joanna wonders why young women aren’t calling themselves feminists as much anymore and has a conversation with her dead friend Lacey about whether or not we need the word. I’ll admit, at first I was a little stunned that Trudeau seemed to be saying that the feminist movement, while certainly not as urgent as it was in the past, isn’t still urgent. But I’m inclined to think he’s not really taking a side in the debate, because the cartoon struck me as mostly wistful. This panel in particular: