The XX Factor: What women really think.

I Mean, Really?

This entire Obama-as-Superman debate is such an embarrassment. As if feminism didn't have a lousy enough reputation already. Amy Siskind sure isn't helping the cause, whining about Ms. putting Obama on the cover of its special inaugural issue in a T-shirt that reads: "THIS IS WHAT A FEMINIST LOOKS LIKE." Rather than, God forbid, be inspired or, heaven forbid, amused, Siskind snips: "The problem with the cover is it's a man standing in a Superman pose. And, thank you, but the women of this country can stand up for themselves." This is what gets feminist knickers in a twist these days? The cover of Ms.? Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Feminism lies like a beached octopus, tentacles thrashing in all directions, looking for anything upon which it may find purchase, desperately seeking to be relevant again. Naomi Wolf hits the nail on the head: "I can't get over the silliness of this objection." Maybe what feminism really needs is a sense of humor.