The protesters rallied against remarks made by Ian Grace, a former Gold Coast Volunteer Of The Year award winner, who said women and girls who wear G-strings are "cheapening themselves".
Andrea dworkin has some incredible points. And some that are a lot less palatable for modern feminists.
I personally find her to be an often misguided, incredibly dedicated protector of women- I’m so glad she was formational in spreading modern feminism, but I have to double check what view of hers is cited. Sometimes she’s identifying a subtle pressure point in society as above, and sometimes she’s suggesting that men cannot have sex with women without being predatory, that heterosexual sex is inherently degrading to women and automatically statutory rape (obviously oversimplified). To be clear, I think that’s an interesting theory, and I can see using it as a thought experiment, but I think it’s very incorrect.
Well put! And it’s funny, I feel like I’m seeing Dworkin referenced everywhere since I saw Contrapoints’ recent-ish video on JKR.
I’m sure that’s just a coincidence, and that anyone who mentions Dworkin is just very well read.
That’s the sense I’m getting – that she’s a great source often-cited. I figured I was most likely just experiencing Baader-Meinhof.
Andrea dworkin has some incredible points. And some that are a lot less palatable for modern feminists.
I personally find her to be an often misguided, incredibly dedicated protector of women- I’m so glad she was formational in spreading modern feminism, but I have to double check what view of hers is cited. Sometimes she’s identifying a subtle pressure point in society as above, and sometimes she’s suggesting that men cannot have sex with women without being predatory, that heterosexual sex is inherently degrading to women and automatically statutory rape (obviously oversimplified). To be clear, I think that’s an interesting theory, and I can see using it as a thought experiment, but I think it’s very incorrect.