Yesterday, I received an email missive from WGF Executive Director and Good-Friend-of Lesbians-Everywhere Heather Arnet about a topic near and dear to my heart ... Katie Couric's ascent to the CBS anchor seat.
We caught her debute on Tuesday, missed Weds and saw Thursday and Friday. Ledcat and I agree that she's doing a fine job and relish how powerful it is to see a woman in that position. Its powerful (to me) that I take note of her outfit (where as I couldn't tell you what Bob Schieffer wore) only to completely forget about it when she starts doing her job. Its powerful to me that there is a different dynamic than I am used to but that its a good and recognizable dynamic which fits my actual world experiences as a woman.
I like it!
And Heather is hoping you like it, too.
It has been a revelation watching the news this week. As I have watched, I've found myself reflecting on how strange it is that this is the first time Americans are seeing a woman sitting solo in the anchor chair ? driving the show and delivering the world?s news to us. It makes me so proud that true social change like this can occur, but it also makes me so fearful to know that even major change like this is so easily undone. I remember when we had one woman on the Supreme Court?.and then two?and now we are back to one. I remember when we got a woman president on the airwaves ? at least a fictionalized one ? and then they cancelled her too.
You'll remember the Women &Girls Foundation for the very high-profile Girlcott of Abercrombie & Fitch. Katie was one of the first shows to bring national attention to the heroic efforts of our girls. Heather is now calling for women throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania to use those same tactics to support Katie and women everywhere.
1) Let?s all commit to watching the CBS Evening News so that we can support Katie with the ratings she needs to stay on air.2) Please EMAIL the CBS Evening News to let them know that you are 100% in support of and totally impressed with CBS for making this gutsy move to finally have a woman in the anchor?s chair.
3) Forward this email to a friend and ask her (or him) to do so as well.
Sometimes it is just as important to organize and support what is right as it is to demand change when something is wrong.
Thank you for your time and I hope you will join me in this effort!
Heather
You can forward a link to this post instead of the email or ask me and I'll send you the original email.
This is a really simple thing to do. We cannot afford to continue to just sit back and let the men in charge make decisions about women's lives. Its important for women everywhere to have Katie Couric on the air and its important than we take a few moments to voice that opinion.
Please, just do it.
