Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Marilyn Frye

Quote by Marilyn Frye

Work

Willful virgin: essays in feminism, 1976-1992

This book compiles a series of essays that delve into the complexities of feminism during the specified time period, offering insights and perspectives on various feminist issues and discussions of the era. more

Author

Marilyn Frye
Marilyn Frye

Marilyn Frye is an American philosopher known for her contributions to feminism and critical theory. Her work focuses on the philosophical analysis of gender, power, and oppression, particularly her description of the dynamics of oppression. more

You May Also Like

“I wish you would stop and seriously consider, as a broad and long-term feminist political strategy, the conversion of women to a woman-identified and woman-directed sexuality and eroticism, as a way of breaking the grip of men on women's minds and women's bodies, of removing women from the chronic attachment to the primary situations of sexual and physical violence that is rained upon women by men, and as a way of promoting women's firm and reliable bonding against oppression. . . .”

MenWayMindLongBodyPoliticalWishTermSituationViolenceStrategyFeministSexualityConversionOppressionPrimariesFirmLong TermAttachmentBroadsPromotingWish YouBondingWomen's BodiesHeterosexualityPhysical ViolenceI Wish You Would
Book:Willful virgin: essays in feminism, 1976-1992
Create image

“There is so much pressure on women to be heterosexual, and this pressure is both so pervasive and so completely denied, that I think heterosexuality cannot come naturally to many women: I think that widespread heterosexuality among women is a highly artificial product of the patriarchy. . . . I think that most women have to be coerced into heterosexuality.”

ThinkingProductsPressureDeniedArtificialPatriarchyHeterosexualityHeterosexuality Is
Book:Willful virgin: essays in feminism, 1976-1992
Create image

“A materialist feminist approach to women's oppression destroys the idea that women are a 'natural group' . . . What the analysis accomplishes on the level of ideas, practice makes actual at the level of facts: by its very existence, lesbian society destroys the artificial (social) fact constituting women as a 'natural group.' A lesbian society pragmatically reveals that the division from men of which women have been the object is a political one . . .”

MenHas BeensIdeasFactsPoliticalSocialNaturalLevelsExistencePracticeGroupsObjectsApproachFeministAccomplishOppressionAnalysisDivisionArtificialHeterosexuality
Author:Monique Wittig
Create image

“You should definitely have a travel agent. Why go through all the hassle of dealing with airlines, hotels, and rental-car agencies yourself, only to see the arrangements get all screwed up, when with just a single phone call you can have a trained professional screw them up for you?”

ShouldFunnyCarHumourPhonesAgentsAgencyHotelArrangementsScrewsAirlinePhone CallsScrewed UpHassleCar RentalTravel Agent
Book:Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need
Create image