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Steven
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I don't know, I think Dworkin is an excellent critical analyst, but critical theory is just not my cup of tea. To the extent that intercourse is defined by social meaning, I agree that it can be all the things that Dworkin says it is. On the other hand, it feels like she's rambling a lot about her personal interpretation of sex, which is fine, but I don't know if it's widely applicable as a social remedy to misogyny
— Apr 21, 2026 12:04PM
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Steven
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I had a hard time understanding this previous chapter, maybe because I'm listening to it as an audiobook. But this is also one of the main criticisms that I have of critical theorists in general--Their analysis often borders on solipsism to the point where it's hard to determine what they're even talking about
— Apr 20, 2026 04:02PM
Steven
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This book is (in)famous for suggesting that most, if not all, heterosexual intercourse in our patriarchal society amounts to rape. As a gay man, I'm sympathetic to this view, even though I personally know straight men who do not fit into Andrew Dworkin's maxim. Those men are few and far between--In our Trumpist society, Dworkin's work is a scathing criticism of the status quo
— Apr 12, 2026 05:55PM
