University
Johnson offers perspective
of feminist world, beliefs
H\ Mi< c I hornton
f nterald Reporter
Author <ind h-minist Sunia
lohnson offered interpretation
ot the feminist dream and in
spiratinn lor i nation of a worn
oil’s world in a spoor h spun
sored l»\ ilio (ailturn! Fortitn in
the 1 \11 Monday night
lohnson was oxoommuiliral
od from lho Mormon (ihun h in
the 1970s loi expressing hot
views ol tondnism Helore hoi
excommunication she was a
housewife mother and si Itool
tear her
During her last lew years
with the i Inin It she her ame
aw are ol leininisnt and lire op
prossion ol w omen
"1 began worrying about the
KKA lohnson said ' I hoi ame
very curious What was this
thing that was (hanging the
i hurt It?"
After her ox( ommunii ation
lohnson hei ame increasingly
involved in the women's move
men! She said she gained a lot
ol clarity ol the movement after
fasting tor 17 days in support ol
the KRA
lohnson said site realized the
new direr lion the movement
has taken in the past 15 years
The early women's movement
toi used on internal oppression
Women blamed themselves lot
problems lai ed by then se\
"The oppressed have then
oppression internalized, site
said "We internalize it be
cause we have to in order to
live
lohnson said the let cut wont
en's movement lias abandoned
oppression and replaced it w ith
deprogramming
Siic said feminism now to
t usi", on taking tin- li.tti out ot
ivoimm's 11\ i•>. and starting
over ,nttting tii.it tlif strut tuif
ot tilt' world dot's not prov idr a
good plate loi women to
thrive
the world is m a state
where it reallv t an I lie list'd
Johnson said 1 think it s time
to start over from st ralt it I Vo
pie are waking up and Imiling
Ireetiom because half tile world
is becoming tree
"Uc have never seen a worn
an at t free in this world she
saitl "We neeil to get ourselves
as free as w e can
Johnson saitl she would like
Sum.i lolinson
In have a new world t mated li\
pioin*i*ring women Her world
would *itler infinite \ ,n iel\ and
freedom for e\eryone
"We art* the pioneers ol some
sort ol new politii al. sot ml
ei onotnit new w orld |olm
son said I’ltmeers walk lor
ward into the darkness I hat s
the true pioneer spirit when
will i all walk into the un
know n
In order to oiler i omplete
freedom, there is onl\ one rule
lohnsou would ai i ept in the
feminist world Her rule allows
people to do whatever the\
want
1 w.ml In live with women
who (In wli.it they w.int in tin
.ill tlw lime Inhnsoli said
\\ c need freedom to figure out
w li.it it me,ins to he ourselves
In support the feminist
world, lohnson said the natural
law ol ahunduni e would pro
\ ide enough lor all I .11 h per
son contributes a share which
i reates more than enough tor
the i (immunity
"When vou put everything
together It does not |ust add
up It does not iust expand ex
ponentialh It explodes |ohn
son said
It we do this together there
will not he just enough there
will he an abundance she
said
lohnson said living in free
(loin will allow women to dis
{ over more about themselves
'We need treedom to figure
out what it means to he our
selves she said We can
make a plat e on this planet for
a worm'll s world
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