Rebecca and her mother have a shitty relationship. Too bad for them both. If she wants to believe that her mother's brand of feminist thought made her a bad parent, that's her perogative and I have no problem with that in the context of their relationship. I don't know either of them or their lives, so who am I to judge. Although, as someone else mentioned, the 180 she's done in regards to her stepmother is an eye opener.

I found the original article written by Rebecca frustrating because of the way she uses her anger at her mother and her own life choices and pain to not only indict feminism, but to make wild assumptions about the lives of women. She may really know women over 40 who put off having children and are now bereft. But, to blame feminism for these individual's choices seems like a stretch. What I find most sad is that she uses the type of language that right wingers have used for years to denigrate feminists. She is a beneficiary of the battles waged by feminists who came before her and while she doesn't need to scrape and bow down to them, a little more clear thinking from her would have been appreciated. She's clearly pissed at her mother and it shows.

I'm about the same age as Rebecca and over the years have read articles by and about her and have to admit that I've often wondered why she had/has any prominence aside from the fact that her mother is a famous author. I've never thought she was particularly insightful or interesting and her blog postings on The Root are sometimes embarrassingly bad. At this stage, I feel very sorry for her and hope that she can find some peace in her life.

I don't know how many people have read Rebecca's writing aside from the Daily Mail article, but it does seem like she doesn't completely hate her mother. In a blog post in The Root she wrote something quite nice about the experiences her mother gave her that she appreciates:

The moment made me think of all the moments my mother made sure I had. My mother made sure BB King kissed me when I was a baby and we happened to be in the same place in the same time. My mother made sure my aunt took me to see Stevie Wonder perform when I was in the fourth grade, and my aunt made sure I asked Cicely Tyson, who was in the audience, for her autograph.

In high school, my mother made sure the PBS series about the civil rights movement, Eyes on the Prize, was a family event, complete with popcorn and background commentary. She made sure I met Nelson Mandela at a fundraiser in Los Angeles, made sure I read Rosa Guy, made sure I knew why we had pictures of Frederick Douglas and Langston Hughes on our walls.

My mother made sure I knew both Bob Marley's music and the legacy of Michael Manley, the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica. She made sure I talked to Harry Belafonte when we were at the same dinner, and that the great African novelist Ayi Kwei Armah broke bread at our dinner table. She made sure I traveled to other counties, countries, and continents. She made sure I went to college.

I have tremendous gratitude for these and the many, many other gifts my mother gave me. She made sure I had real examples of greatness to inspire me to become a human being of integrity, a person unafraid to challenge the unchallengeable, and willing to speak my truth no matter how controversial.

That piece read more like an essay, not an interview. So, is Rebecca saying that someone took an interview with her, turned it into an essay and attached her name to it? If it were me, I'd be pretty damn pissed about that. She should contact The Daily Mail and at the very least ask them to remove the piece because I would think that anyone who hadn't read her letter (assuming it was written by the real Rebecca Walker) here on Salon would assume that she wrote that piece.

To the people who are scolding others for not having a sense of humor and not understanding the piece, get over yourselves. You're just as annoying as those who are wringing their hands over its offensiveness. I suspect that most people get that it is satire and some of them found it (shocking!) to be unfunny. If you found it funny, congratulations for being so much more evolved than everyone else.

I stopped reading the column because of the way that any sport other than the big 3 seem to hold little interest for King. But, I saw the Nadal vs. Federer mention in the header and took a chance. Could you be any more dismissive? I'm not a huge tennis fan, but that final was pretty brilliant. Also agree with the previous poster about McEnroe. Good on him for championing tennis unlike so many stars who pretty much abandon their sport after retirement. Oh, and it was great to see Borg there.

I think it's a lot more stupid to get involved in an extramarital affair when you are a presidential candidate whose every move will be dissected and scrutinized. Edwards knows the media and how it works. Seriously, how in the world would he think that it would stay secret, especially when he meets with the woman in the middle of the night 2 years after the affair supposedly ended. That's an open invitation for the Enquirer to come after you. I agree that extramarital affairs don't define a politician, but conducting one in a situation like this really makes me question Edward's intelligence.

She's not doing too badly...if this was a debate for Governor of Alaska. But, as someone said, she's just spitting out the talking points that have been coached into her head.