I thought of how political activism accompanies my life since I was 16.
I thought of all the hours of exercises I did with Fonda's exercise tapes alone in my living room.
I thought of all the movies I have seen her in, especially Barefoot in the Park. I saw it in Netanya in the early seventies.
I am one of Jane Fonda's fans of all times. I think she's always been incredibly brave and I too exercised in my living-room with her tapes! Thank you for the reference to the NYT article and for your comment on my blog. I'm glad to have discovered your blog and I'll be back
Posted by: Claude | March 08, 2005 at 11:07 AM
By the way, Paris is my all-time favorite city in the world. Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back to your blog too!
Posted by: Tamar | March 08, 2005 at 07:02 PM
Funny, I didn't think of me when I read that in the paper the other day :-)
Posted by: Ronni Bennett | March 09, 2005 at 11:21 AM
The personalization and personification of Jane Fonda!
Oh dear - I even see me in my cats! - mainly Ada, I think.
Ah me!
Posted by: Tamar | March 09, 2005 at 02:10 PM
I was disappointed to see Jane remove personal responsibility for her actions - claiming it was
the influence of the men that made her do it.
Instead of realizing these are all parts of her
that these men she choose to be with brought out in her. Her refusal to believe that it was her will only prove to be confusing to her as she goes on. I felt most disappointed when she refused the opportunity to speak out against Iraq.--I wonder
what man she is seeing now---Prez. Bush?
Posted by: Julia | April 09, 2005 at 12:02 AM
I think it takes courage for a woman as strong and intelligent as Jane Fonda, to admit that men have influenced her behaviors. I know that has been the case for me too and as ashamed as I am that I wasn't strong enough to think for myself in the past, I forgive myself because I know that I was socialized to believe that what men think, say and do is right and more powerful than me. Have you ever read "The Giving Tree?" That's the kind of education the dominant culture gives to girls and boys - even today. I'm proud of Jane Fonda for admitting that. It isn't easy to face.
Posted by: Tamar | April 10, 2005 at 08:19 AM