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At other times, as on "Staircase at the University" or "Earth is the Loneliest Place," it's hard not to think that, like a TV psychic, Morrissey's lyrics only succeed in speaking to people by virtue of their vagueness. On a purely musical level, more often than not Morrissey seems to be at war with his band. There are a few instrumental gems, like the glittering guitars and keyboards on "I'm Not a Man," and the splashes of noise sprinkled throughout the album are a welcome touch. Mor- rissey's voice also seems to be improving with age - he abandons most of the whininess present on his earlier material while main- taining his strong baritone. But even those successes are cheap- ened by Morrissey's clumsy vocal rhythms and bombastic, operatic delivery - both holdovers from his time with The Smiths - which seem to say that his voice is the Same singer, less charm. only thing worth paying attention to and fail to cohere with the music going on around him. The most disappointing aspect ofWorldPeace,however,isthe ines- capable feeling that I've heard this all before. The instrumentals pro- vided by Morrissey's band combine an eclectic group of influences into a combination that, rather than cre- ating something new and exciting, sounds like a group of studio musi- cians rehashing ideas from their other projects. With the exception of songs like "Smiler With Knife" and "Istanbul," a number of his lyrics seem like leftovers from his earlier albums and others simply repackage platitudes as profound discoveries - he astutely observes on the closingtrack "Oboe Concer- to" that, yes, the "round rhythm of life goes round." While the more devoted Mor- rissey fans will likely see the same biting social commentary and brooding lyricism in World Peace as they do in his other work, I can't say that he's succeeded in casting me under his spell. As a woman (and a feminis I fully and wholehearted believe that gender equal should be the norm. Empirical evidence,including gender distribution across academic disciplines, differences in wage earnings for equal work and VICTORIA the prevalence of NOBLE rape and sexual harassment towards women overwhelmingly shows that o society is a long way from equality. other words, we've got a whole lot work to do. A lot of people recogni this and agree. But they still are callingthemselves feminists. According to a Huffington Pc poll, only 20 percent of America self-identify as feminist, while percent identify as anti-femini The rest don't consider themsel either one. Further, the identity extremely political. The same p found that 32 percent of democr identify as feminists, while only percentof republicans do. Meanwhi 82 percent of Americans - and percent of Democrats and 76 perce of Republicans - felt that "men a women should be social, political a economic equals." Without the feminist label a its highly political connections - with public reeducation of what means to be a feminist - more peol would at least support and may even fightfor women's rights. Furth the movement could see much mo bipartisan support without the clea political connotations that often cot with feminism. This is consistent with oth trends. When polled, more peol are opposed to the new healthca legislation when it's called Obamaca than when it's called the Affordat Care Act. When the highly politiciz title is removed, policy preferenc look much different. I believe tI similar dynamics shape opinions. women'srights.Formany,theobsta preventing them from speaking o for gender equality comes from tension between feminism and th other political identities. What it means to be a feminist understood. How can we best ensu that all 82 percent of Americans support of gender equality have t opportunity, resources and educati actually go out and make it happen? I think it starts with re-educati on what it means to be a feminist, a st), adding some wiggle room within the dly definition. People should be able to ity oppose abortion or other traditional "women's issues" for religious, moral or other reasons. Modern feminism needs to be solely focused on supporting and fighting for gender equality - not a political agenda. And the public needs to know that. I think that a lot of people will disagree with me on the last point, saying that the right to choose is, fundamentally, a women's right. However, it would be in the movement's best interest at the moment to focus on other, more ur pressing issues, like changing rape In culture and promoting a workplace of (and campus) more accepting of ze female leadership. While we rehash n't the same arguments over issues like abortion, we alienate thousands of ost people who might otherwise work ns to change the culture that inhibits 8 progress and safety for women. st. The obstacles women face are ves implicit, and consequently hard to is counter. Sm talking about the kinds oll of problems that come in the form of ats dirty, salivatinglooks when awoman 5 shows up to a party in a miniskirt le, ' and crop top, or facing higher 87 expectations at work to get the same ent praise as hermale peers. It'sthinking nd that a kiss is an invitation. It's fear, nd imitation, and objectification. These challenges are massive, nd and culturally rooted. As America or knows all too well, cultural shifts are it difficult and take time.But this issue is ple important, and affects the safety and be stability of our campus community, er, and really the entire nation. Tackling are these issues will require almost rly universal support - the kind of me support that women's rights enjoy in its politically neutral form. But in ter order to build a society where women ple can be safe and successful, we need to tre change our culture, and to do that we tre must change the way we think about ble and define women's rights. ed We can start here, in Ann Arbor. ces Tell your friends how they can hat support the movement towards on equality, no matter what else they cle believe. Lead by example. Support gut your female friends in their a work and social endeavors. Most eir importantly, find the courage to pursue your own goals, regardless tis of yourgender. Atthe end of the day, ire equality isn't about advancements in for one gender or another. It's love he and support for everyone, no matter on who they are. on - Victoria Noble can be nd reached at vjnoble@umich.edu. terrible symptom of infighting on the left is creating boogeymen and casting opposition as the evil root of oppression. ' Factions always want to frame an issue as simply as J possible, BRENNAN choosing groups to be the evil villain behind injustice. This has been the case with Israel time and again, a fact made clear during Friday's pro-Palestinian protest near the Diag. In the crowd of 100 or so peaceful demonstrators, one sign stuck out: it was adorned with swastikas and read "Nazi Israel is a cancer it must be radiated." I spoke with the person holding the sign, a middle aged Palestinian man named Muhammad. He claimed Israel's policies of stealing land, killing civilians and operating prison camps qualified it as a "Nazi country." He also claimed that only a week earlier, his home in Gaza had been destroyed. This type of system, he told me, must be "uprooted" (the word he chose to describe what his sign meant by "radiated"). Regardless of the truth behind this man's anger - Israel's human rights violations, their continued breaking of international law, the destruction of his own home - his rhetoric is wrong. Israel is painted as the end all, be all evil empire behind his oppression and the oppression of others, meaning any support for the country is completely evil, too. This is nothing new when it comes to the left criticizing Israel, from claims that the state is a "Nazi country" to implying that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson use their influence and money to control U.S. foreign policy. While these narratives are pleasing to those facing oppression, they're untrue and polarizing. Those on the left, more r of Isra of ani contro] apolog only fu and bo debatej Our sid is evil, with e Ultin oppres transla doingt Israel, framet as ha suppor say th of anti the a& Zionis affairs anti-Se plague toward of but th age ofs racism into th sign). but it Palesti I'm the two fightin equal.I by a w to kill much] mains: the ev doesn' The this tr Becaus is more versus it as Valid- has its Feminist problems Wednesday, July 16, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 To live and die on the left moderate or supportive Arabs, while Palestine has its el are turned into pawns left-wingers who hate Jews, etc., international conspiracy etc. It's framed as a push, and the lling U.S. foreign policy, new illusion is a fake solution ists for a country whose right down the middle. For inctions are stealing land Israel and Palestine, this turns mbing civilians. Once the into "they need to both sacrifice, reaches this level, it ends. stop killing each other and make de is good and the other peace." and you don't negotiate While the latter "fair" vil. narrative comes off much better, mately, this framing as it's just a different side of the sors versus the oppressed same coin: simplicity. If we can't tes into the other side have a narrative that's black and the same. In the case of white, instead we assume it must moderates on the left be equal shades of grey, where the pro-Palestine groups both have similar amounts teful, anti-Semitic and of good and bad. Things are tive of terrorists. Not to typically far more complicated, at there aren't elements and the same logic doesn't apply -Semitism in the far left; to every issue. There aren't ssumption that wealthy always equal sides, nor is there is and Israel dictate world always one good and one evil. hearkens back to the There aren't always only two mitism that has always sides, either; sometimes there d the world. The prejudice are three, or four or ten. Is Jews is less pronounced, When the left chooses to take a simplistic narrative, dialogue ceases to progress and the real The worst causes of oppression, injustice and war that we all despise roblems are continue on. It isn't some monster causing the problem ten the most that needs to be slain, it's complex systems of oppression. complex. But instead of acknowledging the intricacies and depth of a problem, the left grabs, on to an easy narrative that hinders at's to be expected in an solutions. subconscious, dog-whistle The Israeli-Palestinian (and let's not even get conflict is one of dozens of issues e use of swastikas on that the left needs to be having a real The prejudice is there, debate on. Given the conflict's doesn't control all pro- one-sided history, one of the nian activists. left's agreed solutions may also not asserting that ultimately be a more extreme vo sides we typically see tactic like BDS - or maybe not. g in this conflict are But we can't know if we don't Israel is beating Palestine have a real debate, one where ide margin when it comes facts, reality and the truth play ing civilians and deserves out instead of demonization or harsher criticism from the fake balance. tream press. Israel isn't I don't blame anyone for failing i1 one here, but this debate to do this, because it's hard - t have equal sides, either. our minds crave simplicity. But left gets caught up in the worst problems are often ap too: false equivalency. the most complex, and the left se people realize an issue has to unite and search for real e complicated than Good solutions instead of tearing itself Evil, they instead frame apart fighting straw men. Side A versus Equally- And-Flawed Side B. Israel s right-wingers who hate - James Brennan can be reached atjmbthree@umich.edu. Want more opinions on feminism, drugs, government or philosophy? Visit www.michigandaily.com/thepodium for our tri-weekly blogs.