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more about #sexualrevolution more comments → Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I assume she was a promiscuous lesbian. more » effgeevee: Oh gosh- "Gynocrat" is a horrible word. I'm getting these dystopic sci-fi novel-images of gynoid police with evil plastic boobplates and a big purple ... more » bluebears: Also his hair could not look more ridiculous. What is he going for with that mess? more » Diziet_Sma: How can someone so intelligent be so dumb? more » JessIsElf-ity: Sir, I think you need to take a step back and look at the culture of your own gender. When you've had a nice, long look, you can come back and tell me... more » bluebears: I hate the concept of the sexual revolution. Media myth. more » 5ft of fury: Dear Mr. Amis (or is it Sir Amis?), Writing a book that deals mostly with women, and features a woman as a central character does not make the book "f... more » andBegorrah: "You, alright?! I learned it by watching you!" Parents who use contrarian sexist banalities have children who use contrarian sexist banalities. more » curiousgeorgiana: I think what she was doing was seeking protection from men, but it went the other way, she was often beaten up, abused and she simply used herself up,... more » Highsmith: "I think what she was doing was seeking protection from men, but it went the other way, she was often beaten up, abused and she simply used herself up... more » zu_zu: Wow, just reading the blurb in The Guardian, seems like he's missing the whole impact of her "depression and alcoholism" on her behavior. Likely her i... more » J.D.Regent: Right. Because pressure on women to have sex is totally feminist. more » TurnItOff: I'm not sure he understands how little control women had over their sex lives in the times before the sexual revolution. Also, quit worrying about yo... more » pesematology: Is she alive? If so, what does she think of this? more » Dodgergirl: I.... what? more » -
#revolutionaryread
Martin Amis: My Book On Victims Of The Sexual Revolution Is Totally Feminist
Martin Amis says he's written "a very feminist book" based on his sister, who was "pathologically promiscuous" and "one of the most spectacular victims of the [sexual] revolution." He adds, "It would have needed the Taliban to protect her." [Guardian] -
#sexplanations
'69: How The Sexual Revolution Informed Feminism, Improved Orgasms
Last night, the History Channel premiered a documentary, Sex in '69, about the sexual revolution in America. In it, radical feminists of that era reflect on how feminism was shaped by the revolution, and vice versa. More »
