Yes, Camille Paglia is extreme. (See "Vamps and Tramps".) She's
> bisexual
so what. being bisexual or gay does not mean that you are more
broadminded. it is a sexual preference full stop. many people, gays
included, believe that being a member of a minority group makes you more
sensitive to the needs of other minority groups. Wrong.
if this were the case all women would be feminists, but they aren't.
She
> admits getting excited at the sight of a beautiful woman, similar
> to a male response. (I think nearly all of us Italians hava a
> hormone problem!) She favors pornography, legal prostitution, etc.
> She evens condones child pornography, which in my view goes way
> over the line. But she's extremely intelligent,
So was Adolph hitler, what's your point?
> I'm still puzzled about the meaning of ECOFEM. If the "FEM" part
> refers to women's rights, as opposed to feminine characteristics,
> what's the point? Do you mean simply that providing equal rights
> to women will help the environmental movement? Well, gee, that's
> easy - the answer is obviously YES. So what's there to discuss,
>
As has already been said but i reiterate; FEM means taking a feminist
perspective to the environment. This means an understanding of how the
capitalist patriachy has oppressed women and the environment.
it is not about how women view things but how feminist thinking can advise us.
not all women are feminists. in fact many can be found to be stanch
defenders of the patriarchial system which is binding them. This a
psychological phenomena whereby in order to best survive you must embrace
your captor. a lot of these women may be a lot happier in a way from the
feminist because they are not continually getting angry and stressed at the
injustices happening to themselves and their sisters.
Respectfully,
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"Interesting: Your people glorified organised violence for 40 centuries,
but you imprison those who employ it privately."
Mr Spock. Star Trek 'Dagger of the Mind'
