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“The women who appropriated feminism to advance their own opportunistic causes have achieved their desired ends and are no longer interested in feminism as a political ideology…Although women in the U.S. have come closer to obtaining social equality with men, the capitalist-patriarchal system is unchanged” (192).
— Oct 18, 2026 01:20PM
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“To be an oppressor is dehumanizing and anti-human in nature, as it is to be a victim…Men are encouraged to phobically focus on women as their ENEMY so that they will blindly allow other forces—the truly powerful dehumanizing elements in American life—to strip them daily of their humanity” (114)
— Oct 16, 2026 03:43PM
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“…when people talk about the ‘strength’ of black women they are referring to the way in which they perceive black woman coping with oppression. They ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not to be confused with transformation.” (6)
— Oct 07, 2026 01:48PM