At its core feminism is - or is supposed to be - about equality under the law regardless of sex. Sounds simple, no? Maybe even appealing? Absolutely! But the devil is in the details: women are diverse as a group, therefore their needs vary widely. Loads of women don't see mainstream feminism including them, so they go on and live the lives they were living anyway - without feeling the need to label themselves as feminists.

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/*The late astronaut Sally Ride came out of the closet this week with neither a bang nor a whimper, but with a quiet, matter-of-fact phrase released after her death that identified Tam O'Shaughnessy, a former science teacher and science writer, as her partner of 27 years.

In the course of making the series, and worrying about whether the contestants are really talented or just likable personalities, he makes his great discovery: that personality is equivalent to talent. If the audience love you, it doesn't matter if all the balls you are meant to be juggling fall to the floor. And so, he concludes, he doesn't have to worry about developing a new talent, he can just enjoy being a celebrity: "It brings me lots of perks, a lot of fun, and the occasional humiliation. And there is, as I know, an alternative lifestyle out there called real work, in the real world."

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