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Nov 24
Sex-Based Vs. Gender-Based Oppression: Understanding How The Use And/Or Disuse Of Language Can Impact The Way We Conceptualize Male Supremacy – guest post by Jocelyn Crawley
Part of the reason that patriarchy remains the ruling religion of the planet such that men can exact a plethora of pernicious harms on and against women and girls is because of the way people, both male and female, think about the reality of sex and gender. The normative cognitive pattern is oftentimes convoluted and, as many …
Nov 17
Intercourse As The Opposite Of Intimacy And Inclusion in Andrea Dworkin’s Intercourse – review by Jocelyn Crawley
Although there are numerous pieces of radical feminist literature which enable readers to understand how the domain of sex is utilized to perpetuate patriarchal principles, Dworkin’s Intercourse may be the single most important one with regard to this topic. From Chapter 1 on, she reveals how the concept and reality of intercourse is organized …
Nov 13
Why you shouldn’t let a man open a door for you
“The door-opening pretends to be a helpfulservice, but die helpfulness is false. This can beseen by noting that it will be done whether ornot it makes any practical sense. Infirm men andmen burdened with packages will open doors forable-bodied women who are free of physical bur¬dens. Men will impose themselves awkwardly andjostle everyone in order …
Nov 10
“No One Likes A Funny Girl, Right?” Wrong. Patriarchal People Don’t Like Funny Women. (guest post by Jocelyn Crawley)
The word “humor” is associated with that which is comical or funny, these terms being associated with amusement or laughter. We could assert that what one finds humorous is a product of subjectivity, upbringing, class status, habituation, etc. However, what needs to be asserted is that the realm of humor–as with every other domain of the sentient, living …
Nov 03
Book Review: Catharine MacKinnon’s Only Words (guest post by Jocelyn Crawley)
Words, amongst many things, are the vehicles through which meaning is conveyed. They convey thought, provide contexts for experiences, and enable the transmission of ideas from one individual to another. In many cases, words operate as a medium of communication from one society to another. In recognizing the profound and powerful impact that words …
Nov 03
Men want kids; women don’t anymore.
Interesting thread over at clovenhooves:
https://clovenhooves.org/showthread.php?tid=1616&pid=5639#pid5639
Oct 29
“The Discrimination against Women Directors”
The Discrimination Against Women Directors at the Oscars since 1927 to the Present
Well worth the read. And it’s great to be able to search imdb.com (film database) by director, for your next watch!
Oct 25
There Is No Record Of Andrea Dworkin Asserting That “All Sex Is Rape” – guest post by Jocelyn Crawley
Despite popular opinion to the contrary, Andrea Dworkin never asserted that “All heterosexual sex is rape.” She did, however, draw attention to the parallels that exist between heterosexual sex and rape. Specifically, in her important text Intercourse, Dworkin asserted that “Violation is a synonym for intercourse.” To understand the significance of the assertion, let’s …
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