Re: Re: A reply to Ellen Meiksins Wood

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

> Ricardo is implying that if you are born rich in the Third World,
> you are of necessity forever trapped in the aristocratic ideology of
> enjoying leisure & dependence upon servants, moreover endorsing the
> social relations that give you many servants who wait upon you,
> whatever your political commitment (to Marxism, feminism, world
> systems theory, etc.).

At a talk in NYC last year, Spivak said she did not come from a rich
family, and thought that people who said so were trying to undermine
her reputation. She hypothesized that it was ok when she was focusing
on Third World women, but when she started talking about political
economy, she was stepping on the toes of the Big Boys, who resented
her for the transgression, and so started spreading rumors.

Doug