They'll like us when we WIN!Toby Ziegler, No. He would be able to. Despite the stereotypes surrounding feminism and the dominate social narratives surrounding feminism during their time, women like Zora Neale Hurston and Emma Goldman argued that by using philosophical ideas of aesthetics and ideas of femininity, it is possible to empower and analyze the ways that gender works in everyday life. : Because of the sentiment or the expression? Celia Walton In the Communications Bullpen - Sam greets Ainsley who was paged to return to the White House - he needs her to review a piece of legislation they plan to drop into the UN Speech. (Allison Janney) lobbies hard to help secure the release of a White House reporter who's been taken hostage on assignment in the Congo. In Season 1, Episode 03 of The West Wing, Josh Lymann calls CJ Cregg a feminista at 401: You know what? Donna is at a bar meeting with an old friend, Casey Reed, who is starting up a new online news service. This movement is represented in the film Legally Blonde as it follows a former sorority girl, Elle, who gets a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, overcoming the stereotypes against blondes and triumphs as a successful lawyer without giving up her feminine qualities. This portable projector plays your movies in crisp, high-contrast, 1080p detailno matter where you are. C.J. So he winks at the UFO guy, setting him down an even deeper rabbit hole of mystery and exploration. But if it wasn't your sister Charlie Young Ainsley comes to the bullpen to tell Sam that he needs to rework a section of the speech. Sam Seaborn : Charlie Young : Technical Specs. So Toby, to put it in Sorkin terms, is that guy. : I'm talking about S03E13 Night Five. He worked for years as a teacher, and every time there was an opportunity for advancement, a less-qualified minority apparently snatched the position right from under him. They march side-by-side down New York's famed Fifth Avenue, past the newly opened salon owned by cosmetics legend Elizabeth Arden, who marched alongside the suffragists. And what kind of feminism do you call that? Do I need a thermal expansion tank if I already have a pressure tank? Congresswoman Wyatt (Toby's ex-wife) arrives to talk to Toby about the speech - in which there are passages that she and several other members of the House International Relations Committee take issue with. Now we come to the whole Sam/Ainsley Hayes stuff. Ainsley Hayes : : Oppression is not okay if its institutionalized, he points out, to which his wife worries the Muslim world will hate Americans even more. Its just that you know how CJ gets annoyed when that one reporter wont let something go, and follows her around pestering her until he or she gets the answer theyre looking for? : What I liked about The Two Bartlets is that the episode ends showing two ways the conflict between Bartlets could shake out. Lipstick feminism | Life and style | The Guardian Oh, that scene was classic. Boycotting these items as well as embracing unorthodox appearances of women, such as unshaved legs and wearing no makeup, became a liberation mark for the second wave feminists. Feminism | Definition, History, Types, Waves, Examples - Britannica She has brought some language that she and several other congressmen would like to see inserted. and Wallace go into C.J. Celia Walton From the suffragists a hundred years ago to now, red lipstick will remain a powerful tool of protest but this time, BIPOC will not be erased. The Josh character was not being as nasty as that description might sound, rather more sarcastic than really biting. You -to Sam- 25 percent on the assessments for Category A. In the world of The West Wing, these people have been in power for two years, and we're only now seeing what they're truly made of, and thus retroactively explaining their past behavior. Each of the characters have two Bartletsthe side that follows their gut, and the side thats swayed by forces yet unknown. Leo likes the speech and tells Toby so. For trans women and femmes of color, the act of wearing red lipstick or makeup in general can come with an extra layer of complexity. Desperately. Sam Seaborn : Stilettos? And you -to Celia- stop trying to take the fun out of my day. Noun. Secondly, I love how Sam has basically just given up on the crazies. How does the "lipstick/stiletto feminism" conversation play out to : Lipstick feminism embraces the ideals of womanhood and the sensualities of a woman. | Purportedly as a new hardline of foreign policy, Toby has written a speech to be given at the UN conflating Islam with fundamentalism/terrorism. Finding confidence through bold colors shouldnt be something that is frowned upon and wearing these colors shouldnt make someone feel bothered. She lays into him on the speech denouncing Islamic "fanaticism.". Pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment. But that isn't the point. We saw it on the fall 2017 runways, from Topshop to Prada, Jason Wu to Preen: lips in every shade of vermilion, from just-sucked-lollipop to vampire assassin . : She agrees the only way she knows howdry wit-ily. 14. Fittingly, the wildly divergent thing he did was announcing his candidacy for reelection, but thats beside the point. Sam Seaborn My feeling is that he heard about lipstick/stiletto feminism from female executives who may have used their sexuality to navigate the male-dominated tv/movie industry and he's misapplied them here. : Lipsticks with white bases and mattes don't cater to the Black consumer, as Hernandez points out. When I started watching The West Wing, I naively assumed every character was Toby. ", As a Black Panamanian woman, recording artist and curator DioMara tells Allure she avoided bright colors, including red, when she was growing up because she was told it didnt flatter her complexion and that it was connected to more promiscuous women. (Did you know anyone on the plane?) The session itself isnt all that revelatory on the surface. It used to be said of feminists that all they needed was "a good seeing to"; life being rich and strange, we have now reached the point where, incredibly, it is the anti-feminists who need a good. : The doctor can only show Bartlet empathy as one person to another, not as a man sitting in the presence of the President. What am I doing wrong here in the PlotLegends specification? She knows affirmative action is right, but the illogical part of her mind is a wily temptress and feeds her information thats, at best, corollary. In The Two Bartlets, she fights with Toby over the merits of affirmative action, which at first seems surprising until she starts talking about her father. You're Celia? "Mented Cosmetics was started by two Black women who couldn't find their perfect shade on nude lipstick," she explains. In S03E13, Celia point out Sam's comment against Ainsley's dress. is giving her last briefing of the day, when a newspaper editor, Leonard Wallace, comes to her to tell her that he is missing a reporter, Billy Price, who has vanished from the capital of the Congo. The Wing: how an exclusive women's club sparked a thousand arguments You -to Sam- 25 percent on the assessments for Category A. : Celia comes into the bullpen and Ainsley, Sam, and Celia, joined by Charlie, Ginger and Bonnie talk about Sam's comments. Redefining terms were also influenced from the negative stereotypes generated during the second wave of feminism, such as "ugly feminist" or the "anti-sex feminist". 1:47. In the U.S. television series, The West Wing, the 57th episode, "Night Five", features a scene wherein the characters debate the merits of lipstick feminism. Toby has crossed a line, but then again, hes a writer, and writers say what they think regardless of consequence. The Wing Is a Women's Utopia. Unless You Work There. [5] These items included bras, girdles, curlers, false eye lashes, and magazines catered to women. Charlie Young One day I got caught. Theres a scheduled sit-down in two days, and though Josh doesnt have to be there, hes pulled by his loyalty to his friend (something Leo exploits earlier in the episode) and his loyalty to his job, his higher calling. Its not a means of protest, but a method in which they are able to express themselves and their identity, even if its often met with hostility. : Ainsley Hayes Movies: Now more than ever. "I specifically think there are Black women who have used the lipstick category as an entryway into the beauty industry," Harvin says. : He can't offer her anything to dissuade her - she is thinking about the offer. Technical Specs. Celia. : Donna returns to the office - Josh questions where she has been. I'm sorry? So. I'd think you were a hick. Growing up, she associated red lipstick with being powerful, confident, and bold, but recognized a blatant double standard between herself, a Filipina, and the white women who wore the same bright lips. We elected this guy two years ago, and though you think you know a guy, it's a whole new ballgame in his third year in office. Stilettos? : I embrace the attention it attracts because I no longer seek to blend in. The Wing 'makes feminism a cool club that you can join as opposed to a social necessity,' one former employee says. I said, I'm surprised you're willing to let your sexuality diminish your power. [4], Lipstick feminism is a movement created of the third wave of feminism, following second wave feminism. And none of these happened. I would love to hear women's thoughts on this. Ainsley Hayes Unlike the early feminist campaigns that focused on the basic fundamental rights of women, starting with the Women's Suffrage Movement, lipstick feminism seeks to prove that women can still be feminists without ignoring or negating their femininity and sexuality. Ainsley Hayes The History of Red Lipstick and White Feminism | Allure : and Wallace. Isn't the point that Sam wouldn't have been able to find another way to be chummy with a woman who wasn't sexually appealing? Toby is that guy for the President. Cookie Notice "It has an inherent sexual flair to it that once scared me, but now I embrace it. Strength, passion, determination are just a few of the adjectives used to represent the color red however, Black women have been seen as the exact opposite when wearing it.". Wearing rouge on your lips has long been seen as a power move as long as you're a white woman. Sam is a walking misogynist HR disaster in this episode, not only making a temp employee feel uncomfortable by making lewd remarks to Ainsley, but also demeaning Charlie's sister (who's not even present!)