Loneliness chosen is always preferable to loneliness imposed
John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.
(n.) The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
(n.) Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell us what is womanly
We have to constantly critique imperialist white supremacist patriarchal culture because it is normalized by mass media and rendered unproblematic.
There are people who say, 'Well, your name is also about patriarchy because it is your father's name.' Indeed. But the point is simply this: whether it came from my father or from the moon, it is the...
Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling.
Young girls often feel strong, courageous, highly creative, and powerful until they begin to receive undermining sexist messages that encourage them to conform to conventional notions of femininity. T...
When we leave the realm of cinema, it is obvious that the dynamics of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy---which has historically represented black females as undesirable mates even if they are d...
Objectification is rooted in disrespect, condescending views of the opposite gender, and power struggles. When men realize that they have the capability to fundamentally respect women, and women reali...
I understand,' said Melanie. An ancient, female look passed between them; they were poor women pensioners, planets round a male sun.
I am afraid of sex as sex is defined by the dominant culture, as practiced all around me, and projected onto magazine pages, billboards, and movie screens. I am afraid of sex because I am afraid of do...
Vain, silly creature. Made for loving? Yes, but she'll have no lover, for I don't want her and she'll see no other.
It was so hard to feel safe in the world when you were a girl.
Enslaved black males were socialized by white folks to believe that they should endeabor to become patriarchs by seeking to attain the freedom to provide and protect for black women, to be benevolen p...
Emotional neglect lays the groundwork for the emotional numbing that helps boys feel better about being cut off. Eruptions of rage in boys are most often deemed normal, explained by the age-old justif...
So now you are a woman. Do you have the least idea of what that means?It means that I am now fit to be wedded and bedded (...) and to bear children for the king.
Radical feminism is working for the eradication of domination and elitsim in all human relationships. This would make self-determination the ultimate good and require the downfall of society as we kno...
It was horrible of a young girl to let herself be talked about; however unfounded the charges against her, she must be to blame for their having been made.
Two adolescent girls on a hot summer night--hardly the material of great literature, which tends to endow all male experience (that of those twin brothers who found themselves adrift so many years ago...
We have enough proof that, at least my generation does, that patriarchy and matriarchy are gender-less roles.