“In analyzing the sex-class system, feminists are accused of inventing or perpetuating it. Calling attention to it, we are told, insults women by suggesting that they are victims, stupid enough to allow themselves to be victimized. Feminists are accused of being the agents of degradation by postulation that such degradation exists.”
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Andrea Dworkin was an American writer and activist known for her work in feminist theory and activism. She focused on issues of pornography, violence against women, and the intersection of gender and politics. Her influential works include 'Intercourse' and 'Pornography: Men Possessing Women'. more
“He helped her to rule without ever trying to rule her.”
“The concept of heterosexual romance has eroded female ambition.”
“Freedom is a pair of trousers and a buttoned coat.”
“She took another step, wielding her strange foreign femaleness like a force field...”