“There is one common condition for the lot of women in Western civilization and all other civilizations that we know about for certain, and that is, woman as a sex is disliked and persecuted, while as an individual she is liked, loved, and even, with reasonable luck, sometimes worshipped.” KnowsSometimesCertainIndividualSexWomenCommonConditionsCivilizationLuckWesternReasonableWestern CivilizationPersecuted Author:Rebecca West
“Coca-Cola remains emblematic of the best and worst of America and Western civilization. The history of Coca-Cola is the often funny story of a group of men obsessed with putting a trivial soft drink "within an arm's reach of desire." But at the same time, it is a microcosm of American history. Coca-Cola grew up with the country, shaping and shaped by the times. The drink not only helped to alter consumption patterns, but attitudes toward leisure, work, advertising, sex, family life, and patriotism.” MenCountryStoriesAmericaDesireSexAttitudeGroupsWorstArmsGrewDrinkCivilizationGrew UpRemainsWesternPatternsAdvertisingObsessedLeisureAmerican HistoryConsumptionFamily LifeWestern CivilizationMicrocosmCoca ColaFunny StorySoft Drinks Author:Mark Pendergrast
“The separation of sex from emotion is at the very foundations of Western culture and civilization.” CultureSexEmotionCivilizationFoundationWesternSeparationWestern Culture Author:Shulamith Firestone
“American cultural institutions seem so bent on preserving the values of "Western civilization," the mythical "Whitetown," that welearn about one another's cultures the same way we learn about sex: in the streets.” WaySeemsValuesCultureSexRaceEducationStreetsCivilizationInstitutionsWesternBentWestern Civilization Author:Ishmael Reed
“I don't know what falling in love for me is. The concept of romantic love arose in the Middle Ages. Now remember, the Arabs don't even have a word for love-that is, a word for love apart from physical attraction or sex. And this separation of love and sex is a western concept, a Christian concept. As to what falling in love means, I'm uncertain. Love, well, it means simply physical attraction and liking a person at the same time.” KnowsWellsMeanPersonsAgeChristianRememberFallSexMiddleConceptsFalling In LoveWesternAttractionSeparationRomantic LoveUncertainMiddle AgesLove MeansPhysical Attraction Author:William S. Burroughs