Miss Piggy Receives Feminist Award from Gloria Steinem
- Miss Piggy was honored with the Sackler Center for Feminist Art’s First Award on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, joining a distinguished list of recipients that includes Sandra Day...
- Despite being a puppet, Elizabeth Sackler, founder and namesake of the award, told MSNBC that Miss Piggy fully embodied the criteria: “We’re talking about tenacity, strength, intelligence, strategy,...
- The award, as stated on the center’s website, is presented to women “who are first in their fields” and was conferred upon Miss Piggy by Gloria Steinem and...
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Miss Piggy was honored with the Sackler Center for Feminist Art’s First Award on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, joining a distinguished list of recipients that includes Sandra Day O’Connor, Toni Morrison and Anita Hill.
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Despite being a puppet, Elizabeth Sackler, founder and namesake of the award, told MSNBC that Miss Piggy fully embodied the criteria: “We’re talking about tenacity, strength, intelligence, strategy, a sense of humor… She also believes that who you are is all you need to be and [to] really go for it.”
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The award, as stated on the center’s website, is presented to women “who are first in their fields” and was conferred upon Miss Piggy by Gloria Steinem and Elizabeth Sackler at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Sackler further praised the character in remarks to USA Today, saying, “She has spirit. She has determination. She has grit,” and added that Miss Piggy “has inspired children to be who you are — and this squares very directly with feminism.”
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Nevertheless, the honor drew skepticism from some quarters, particularly due to Miss Piggy’s well-documented relationship with Kermit the Frog and a prior interview in which she stated she was “not a feminist.”
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In her acceptance speech, Miss Piggy addressed the criticism directly, declaring, “As of today, I am a feminist,” thereby acknowledging and responding to her earlier remarks.