Naomi Wolf: live webchat TODAY, Thursday 6 September, 12pm to 1pm

[RachelMumsnet]

Naomi Wolf is joining us for a live webchat on Thursday 6 September at 12 noon. Naomi's latest book, Vagina - A New Biography, has attracted major media attention this month and we're delighted she's joining us to tell us more about the book and answer your questions.

Described as 'exhilarating and groundbreaking', Vagina combines cultural history, physiology and personal memoir to explore the role of female desire and how it affects female identity, creativity and confidence.

Naomi Wolf is author of seven books including the bestseller, The Beauty Myth. She travels regularly to speak about gender equality and social justice. She lives in New York and is working towards a doctorate at New College, Oxford University.

Please post your question to Naomi in advance, or set the date in your diary to join us this Thursday at midday to chat to Naomi 'live'.

alameda how do you get banned from a library? You weren't raising your dopamine levels in the military history section were you

I'm guessing that Alameda was having a crafty shuffle in the Quiet Section to help her read some De Beauvoir.

@chaya5738

Apparently it is ok to talk about the Beauty Myth but not to ask her about her writings on Assange. What fcking bullsh*t, Mumsnet HQ.

Who said it was not ok to ask about Assange? There's lots of questions about Assange on this thread .

It was great, Justine, thanks.

It was an interesting webchat Justine. Haven't seen the Mumsnet feminists so united since early 2011.

Looking forward to the mass wank.

I wasn't wanking in there or anything like that. I'm allowed in, just not to take books home with me.

Can you get George Justine? PLEASE?

@TunipTheVegemal

It was an interesting webchat Justine. Haven't seen the Mumsnet feminists so united since early 2011.

You're not wrong there.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. missed it. damn that nursery run.

Hold onto your vagina hat Aitch!

But, Justine, she didn't explain her position properly. She was disingenuous and prevaricated. She said her "phrasing" was wrong. Please.

I don't think we should promote an author whose views are so inconsistent with the WeBelieveHer campaign.

But agree that it was an interesting chat only because it gave us all a chance to tell Naomi Wolf exactly what we thought of her position/s.

My comments about not being allowed to talk about Assange, referred to the comments made by Naomi that she was here to discuss her latest book. These were echoed by Mumsnet.

Hello aitch :)

AH, missed it! Interesting read though...

@chaya5738

But, Justine, she didn't explain her position properly. She was disingenuous and prevaricated. She said her "phrasing" was wrong. Please.

I don't think we should promote an author whose views are so inconsistent with the WeBelieveHer campaign.

But agree that it was an interesting chat only because it gave us all a chance to tell Naomi Wolf exactly what we thought of her position/s.

My comments about not being allowed to talk about Assange, referred to the comments made by Naomi that she was here to discuss her latest book. These were echoed by Mumsnet.

Her book - and promoting it - is certainly what prompted the chat - I think that's all we meant by the introduction to the thread but nowhere did we limit the scope of the chat (we're not complete nitwits!) and to be fair she did address questions on Assange and her initial response to the Assange case.

@TwelveLeggedWalk

AH, missed it! Interesting read though...

You know us so well. Any chance we could leave George Galloway for a bit [pleading eyes]?

Hahah.

Poor Justine, imagine having to smooth HIS ruffled feathers.

[grim]

OK, George next month?

We are only a group of women who want to understand good sexual etiquette after all

omg... and ifyouknowworramean [lascivious ]

i do automatically nod, though, to 'i totally regret that'. that's fair play, imo. interesting to see what she does with it.

An apology only works if you put your hands up and actually admit what was wrong about it. If she admitted she had peddled a rape myth and talked about what harm could be done by it, it would be helpful, I think. An unspecific expression of regret coupled with blaming the Mail for getting it wrong doesn't really put anything right.

Yes, well, if she really regretted that ghastly piece she would have asked the Huffington Post to take it down or add a retraction/apology at the bottom.

I hadn't read the Huff Post letter before, and I think it's bloody hateful.

Naomi Wolf didn't answer any of my questions, about (a) her reception in the UK, and (b) her poverty of understanding of the primary academic sources.

Just got back to my desk and read this all through, curse you, meetings!

Thanks Justine and excellent posts everyone!

agreed. like i say, it'll be interesting to see what she does with that admission.