“Prostitution is really the only crime in the penal law where two people are doing a thing mutually agreed upon and yet only one, the female partner, is subject to arrest.” PeopleTwoLawSubjectsCrimeFemalePartnersProstitution Book:The prostitution papers: Source: The prostitution papers:
“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
“The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity.” MeanHappinessRomanceLove IsEmotionalCircumstancesActivityConceptsFemaleTrue LoveMalesManipulationRomantic LoveExploitsRomanticism Book:Sexual Politics Source: Sexual Politics
“Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.” LifeTwoDifferentCultureSocialCircumstancesFemaleMalesLife ExperienceTwo Cultures Book:Sexual Politics Source: Sexual Politics
