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“The truth is that the new conception of raunch culture as a path to liberation rather than oppression is a convenient (and lucrative) fantasy with nothing to back it up. Or, as Susan Brownmiller put it when I asked her what she made of all this, “You think you’re being brave, you think you’re being sexy, you think you’re transcending feminism. But that’s bullshit.”

Book:Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

Source: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

“Why is this the "new feminism" and not what it looks like: the old objectification?”

Book:Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

Source: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

“It can be fun to feel exceptional--to be the loophole woman, to have a whole power thing, to be an honorary man. But if you are the exception that proves the rule, and the rule is that women are inferior, you haven't made any progress.”

Feminism Misogyny Gender Equality Gender Roles Raunch Culture

Book:Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

Source: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

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