# NPR: piece on Feminism survey. 3 out of 4 top-named Feminists are of color **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586 "2017-03-06T22:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/1 "2017-03-06T22:37:05Z")
It was just broadcast, so the podcast version will be posted here in a bit: [Poll Finds 3 Women Of Color As New Face Of Feminism : NPR](http://www.npr.org/2017/03/06/518858348/poll-finds-3-women-of-color-as-new-face-of-feminism) The survey polled who was seen as a feminist today. The top four results were: 1. Michelle Obama 2. Oprah 3. Hillary Clinton 4. Beyoncé I found it interesting information. I was also tempted to just list first names for all of them ;), but didn’t for no particular reason. I don’t really feel I’m in a position to comment on “what it means” if it in fact “means” anything. Kinda cool that Michelle Obama tops the list. I think of her as about personal dignity in general. Just thought I would share. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/2 "2017-03-06T23:15:22Z")
Beyonce? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?! ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/3 "2017-03-07T14:14:30Z")
umm—this was a Feminism survey? From the results, it looks to me it was a poll asking “name a woman you have seen a lot on television recently”. But hey, it’s NPR. As long as there’s a woman or a minority involved – it’s an important news story. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/4 "2017-03-07T16:22:10Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Beyonce? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?! Alpha, Beyonce, Charlie, Delta. They have to use words recognizable by speakers of all languages. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/5 "2017-03-07T18:06:09Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > umm—this was a Feminism survey? > From the results, it looks to me it was a poll asking “name a woman you have seen a lot on television recently”. > But hey, it’s NPR. > As long as there’s a woman or a minority involved – > it’s an important news story. Not sure what to do with that. I just thought it was interesting. From the article, which is now up at that link to read or listen to: [QUOTE=NPR] The public opinion research firm PerryUndem asked about 1,300 people of different ages, races and genders who they thought the country’s most prominent feminists were. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/6 "2017-03-08T01:14:43Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Beyonce? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?! Probably because of [this proud declaration of feminism](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/25/beyonce-feminist-vmas_n_5709407.html) at the VMAs in 2014. If you’re a Beyonce fan, you probably remember that. (I, on the other hand, had to use Google to remember why I associated her with feminism at all.) I personally would probably have put Emma Watson on that list instead. She’s been in the news again with people trying to discredit her feminism. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/7 "2017-03-08T01:23:36Z")
Where’s Elizabeth Warren on that list? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/8 "2017-03-09T14:19:07Z")
The only interesting thing to come from this is that “feminist” is now a synonym for “famous”, I never knew that. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-piece-on-feminism-survey-3-out-of-4-top-named-feminists-are-of-color/781586/9 "2017-03-09T16:43:58Z")
The clickbaitosphere has so many listings of top feminists, I am amazed that nobody could find one in which all four of the top four are women of color. Or any other characteristic you want to select for;.