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redqueen

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15. When I saw the title of this post,
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 11:31 AM
Feb 2014

I thought of the many women who seem to resist seeing some of these deeper cultural manifestations of patriarchy.

And it brought to mind this excerpt from On Strike Against God, in which Joanna Russ beautifully illustrates that moment when realization hits.

That not all men are piggy, only some; that not all men belittle me, only some; that not all men get mad if you won’t let them play Chivalry, only some; that not all men write books in which women are idiots, only most; that not all men pull rank on me, only some; that not all men pinch their secretaries’ asses, only some; that not all men make obscene remarks to me in the street, only some; that not all men make more money than I do, only some; that not all men make more money than all women, only most; that not all men are rapists, only some; that not all men are promiscuous killers, only some; that not all men control Congress, the Presidency, the police, the army, industry, agriculture, law, science, medicine, architecture, and local government, only some.

I sat down on the lawn and wept.

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