Miss Piggy will be bestowed with a Sackler Center First Award at the Brooklyn Museum. This award, which has previously gone out to Sandra Day O’Connor and Toni Morrison, recognizes the most prominent and influential feminists. Piggy would like us to know that she’s always been a feminist, although you may not have realized it with all the Muppetry jamming up her art. Piggy wrote a fine essay for Time to discuss how humbled she is to receive the award. Perhaps “humbled” isn’t the correct word, but she makes some insightful statements about the state of feminism:

Some Internet opinion givers may question whether moi deserves such an honor. After all, some might say moi is just a mere Hollywood celebrity who cares more about her appearance, her star billing and her percentage of the gross than about women and women’s rights.

To which I can only respond: “Oh yeah!?!” By which, of course, I mean that moi is now and has always been an ardent feminist and champion of women’s rights.

I believe that any woman who refuses to accept society’s preconceived notions of who or what they can be is a feminist. I believe any woman who is willing to struggle, strive — and if necessary learn karate — to make their mark in the world is a feminist. And, yes, I believe that any woman, who cares about her appearance, her star billing and most especially her percentage of the gross, is a feminist.

It’s true, I did not march in women’s-rights parades down Fifth Avenue in the early 1970s. (That was long before I was born.) However, today, in solidarity with my feminist foremothers, I go shopping on Fifth Avenue whenever possible.

And it is true, I did not burn my bra. Was this a political statement? No, it was simple common-sense economics. When one pays top dollar for intimate apparel like moi does, setting it ablaze is wasteful, improvident and highly incendiary.

What is the future of feminism? The answer is obvious — feminism’s future must be proud, positive, powerful, perseverant, and, wherever possible, alliterative. It must believe in itself, share its triumphs, overcome its setbacks and inspire future generations.

I must, in other words, be a lot like … moi.

[From Time]

Piggy goes on to discuss how pigs can be feminist, although the “the p word has long been associated with the very antithesis of feminists, ‘male chauvinist.’” She also drops some shade against a certain “male chauvinist amphibian.” BOOM. I’ve wondered what’s going on with Kermit’s attitude. He’s acted like a thirsty frog during the last few press tours with Piggy. She tried to graciously greet her public, but there was Kermit with his mouth flying open all the time. He deserved to be called out by Piggy, who deserves her new award!

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