Natalia Aspesi (Italian pronunciation: [nataˈliːa ˈaspezi]; born 24 June 1929) [1] is an Italian journalist and feminist.
Aspesi's father was a textile salesman, and her mother was a schoolteacher and an avowed anti-fascist. She and her older sister were raised by their mother after their father died when Aspesi was four-years-old. [1]
Aspesi attempted to work several jobs before pursuing journalism, including a schoolteacher, a waitress in Geneva, and an au pair in England. As a journalist, Aspesi has written for several newspapers, including La Notte, Il Giorno, and La Repubblica. She developed a reputation for sneaking into exclusive places for her work, including a train carriage with The Beatles and the hospital room of Gino Paoli. [1]
Aspesi identifies as a feminist. [2] She has criticized online feminism and American feminism, which she describes as victim feminism, criticizing catcalling and body positivity as trivial issues relative to past focuses of feminism. [3] She has criticized the #MeToo movement and the publicizing of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases, arguing that they did not advance the cause of feminism. [4] She is an outspoken opponent of critic of the Five Star Movement. [5]
Aspesi criticized Tolkien's works and considered it "a bit naziskin". [6] [7]
Aspesi did not take seriously the expectation that women should marry young; she eventually partnered with Antonio Sirtori, and the two remained together for 38 years until Sirtori's death in 2012. [1] Aspesi suffered a stroke in 2023, causing her to intermittently lose consciousness for ten days. [8]
[...] famosa saga fantasy, un po' naziskin, scritta dal filologo inglese J.R. Talkien [ sic] che, data la sua passione per la mitologia celtica, entrerà certamente nelle scuole formigonbossiane della Lombardia come testo base di storia patria.
Natalia Aspesi (Italian pronunciation: [nataˈliːa ˈaspezi]; born 24 June 1929) [1] is an Italian journalist and feminist.
Aspesi's father was a textile salesman, and her mother was a schoolteacher and an avowed anti-fascist. She and her older sister were raised by their mother after their father died when Aspesi was four-years-old. [1]
Aspesi attempted to work several jobs before pursuing journalism, including a schoolteacher, a waitress in Geneva, and an au pair in England. As a journalist, Aspesi has written for several newspapers, including La Notte, Il Giorno, and La Repubblica. She developed a reputation for sneaking into exclusive places for her work, including a train carriage with The Beatles and the hospital room of Gino Paoli. [1]
Aspesi identifies as a feminist. [2] She has criticized online feminism and American feminism, which she describes as victim feminism, criticizing catcalling and body positivity as trivial issues relative to past focuses of feminism. [3] She has criticized the #MeToo movement and the publicizing of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases, arguing that they did not advance the cause of feminism. [4] She is an outspoken opponent of critic of the Five Star Movement. [5]
Aspesi criticized Tolkien's works and considered it "a bit naziskin". [6] [7]
Aspesi did not take seriously the expectation that women should marry young; she eventually partnered with Antonio Sirtori, and the two remained together for 38 years until Sirtori's death in 2012. [1] Aspesi suffered a stroke in 2023, causing her to intermittently lose consciousness for ten days. [8]
[...] famosa saga fantasy, un po' naziskin, scritta dal filologo inglese J.R. Talkien [ sic] che, data la sua passione per la mitologia celtica, entrerà certamente nelle scuole formigonbossiane della Lombardia come testo base di storia patria.