![]() I was outside of Planned Parenthood in the ’90s, helping escort women inside when Operation Rescue was trying to shut them down. I’ve literally had guys spit on my face because I’ve taken part in protests. My first job out of college was for Women Against Military Madness, which is a feminist peace group. In fact, when I was in college, I was an organizer for what was then-called the Minnesota Abortion Rights Council and then became Minnesota NARAL. I’ve always been on the record as a feminist and incredibly outspoken about it. Well, I can tell you that I would talk about it in precisely the same terms. I mean, feminism is still maligned and people misuse the word, but I was wondering if you feel like it has been easier to pitch Wild or talk about it as a feminist film than it would have been ten years ago. It’s interesting that Wild is coming out right now because feminism has been so trendy in pop culture this year. Reese Witherspoon plays 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed in Wild. I talked with Strayed about the movie, red carpet body-policing, and how working with Hollywood somehow made her even sweeter. The film, which is directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and was adapted for screen by Nick Hornby, opened in theaters nationwide this month. Yesterday, Strayed woke up to the news that Reese Witherspoon had been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as Cheryl in the film adaptation of Wild. Her empathetic, funny, and vulnerable writing style won Wild the number one place on the New York Times best-seller list. ![]() Photo by TedXMtHood.Ĭheryl Strayed is the author many, many of my friends would easily elect as “Person I Would Most Love to Have as My Best Friend.” When Bitch last interviewed Strayed, she had just published Wild, her memoir of grief, identity, and hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. ![]() Author and wisest-person-in-the-universe Cheryl Strayed. ![]()
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