Andrea Dworkin

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<p>I heard that Andrea Dworkin died a few days ago. I’m sure some of you don’t like her, but I was wondering if anybody here does. Because I would say she was one of the writers who really changed my life. And I am sorry that we won’t be seeing any more work from her in the future. I’m asking the parents because my impression is that she had a larger impact on many people of the “parent” generation, some of whom actually read her work before/instead of dismissing it.</p>

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<p>Qouting Andrea Dworkin:</p>

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<p>I had a girlfriend, back in my salad days, which fell under the spell of Ms. Dworkin; as you can no doubt imagine–reading the quote above–it was no picnic! Holy-moly!</p>

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<p>I’d never heard of her until I read her obit yesterday in the NY Times, but I guess I have a hard time relating to a lesbian who’s married to a homosexual…I guess I’m a big square.</p>

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<p>Anyone who spends a lifetime nurturing a vitriolic hatred (and entire political agenda based on hatred) for literally half of his/her species, doesn’t deserve my consideration of his/her point of view IMHO.</p>

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<p>Bigot and a fascist.</p>

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<p>I don’t agree with everything she said. (I don’t agree with everything anybody says.) But I think she was an important and courageous woman. Didn’t she invent Take Back the Night? If she had lived, she would have been the main speaker for this year’s Take Back the Night in Washington, D.C. And I certainly agree with this, “Sexism is the foundation on which all tyranny is built. Every social form of
hierarchy and abuse is modeled on male-over-female domination.” I just ordered three of her books to read/reread as a memoriam.</p>

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<p>She was way over the top IMHO.</p>

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<p>Here is a website that presents a balanced view of Andrea Dworkin:
<a href=“http://www.andreadworkin.net/memorial/[/url]”>http://www.andreadworkin.net/memorial/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Her ideas were challenging. I don’t think one needs to accept all of them to recognize her as a powerful and influential thinker and agent of change. As our daughters come of age, few of them recognize Dworkin’s name. Yet so many things are better in their lives than they were in our day, and Dworkin’s anger helped fuel some of the change.</p>

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<p>@barrons -
Andrea Dworkin was a human rights activist who deeply opposed all forms of fascism. I recommend reading her work carefully before forming opinions such as yours.</p>

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<p>@poetsheart -</p>

<p>Your rather narrow view of Dworkin isn’t borne out of reading her work. She was not a hater of anyone at all. And you’ll be hard-pressed to find any such “hatred” in her work. Consider, for example, these two speeches as evidence: [Biological</a> Superiority: The World’s Most Dangerous and Deadly Idea](<a href=“http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/WarZoneChaptIIID.html]Biological”>Biological Superiority: The World's Most Dangerous and Deadly Idea) and [I&lt;/a&gt; Want a Twenty-Four-Hour Truce During Which There Is No Rape](<a href=“http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/WarZoneChaptIIIE.html]I”>I Want a Twenty-Four-Hour Truce During Which There Is No Rape) I rest my case.</p>

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<p>^^^You are responding to posts that are over 5 1/2 years old.</p>