Niki Shisler

Elle Macpherson does a great job of demonstrating that models are every bit as dumb as cliche would suggest, in The Guardian this week, by deciding to talk about feminism.

"Guardian: Are you a feminist?

Elle: I'm somebody who truly honours femininity. And I believe in individuality, and uniqueness, and that's all I'm going to say on that.

G: But you shy away from the word "feminism"?

E: It's one of those coined phrases that has a lot of innuendo and not much meaning these days. There's a stereotypical perception that a feminist is somebody who believes in equal rights for men and women. Well, I believe men and women are different and they have different needs, therefore the concept of equal rights doesn't really sit with me in many ways "

Really Elle? The concept of equal rights doesn't sit with you? Just out of interest, which rights are you looking to jettison? Voting? Education? Um... running your own multi-national company? Making a career out of parading around in your pants that doesn't end with, you know, being stoned to death? Can anyone out there make a case against equal rights? Because, I have to admit, I'm stumped.

By the way Elle, do you actually know what "innuendo" means?   Or "phrase"?  In fact, "It's one of those coined phrases that has a lot of innuendo and not much meaning these days. There's a stereotypical perception that a feminist is somebody who believes in equal rights for men and women." is so monumentally ignorant I barely know where to start.  

It's depressing.  It's the twenty-first century and there are still idiot women spouting this crap.  It's enough to make you want to burn down a bra factory.