“In many patriarchies, language, as well as cultural tradition, reserve the human condition for the male. With the Indo-European languages this is a nearly inescapable habit of mind, for despite all the customary pretense that 'man' and 'humanity' are terms which apply equally to both sexes, the fact is hardly obscured that in practice, general application favors the male far more often than the female as referent, or even sole referent, for such designations.” MenMindHumansWellsFactsHumanityLanguageSexTermPracticeConditionsHabitFemaleTraditionMalesFavorsDespiteApplicationHuman ConditionSoleReservesPatriarchyPretenseHabits Of MindDesignation Author:Kate Millett
“We are naïve and moralistic women. We are human beings. Who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics.” KnowsHumansHuman BeingsKnow HowConditionsHuman ConditionBlight Book:Flying Source: Flying
“Given the conditions under which you're a young person in this society, many things would be at least as important to you as your sexuality.” PersonsImportantWould BeYoungGivenConditionsSexualityThis Society Author:Kate Millett
