BITCH, PLEASE.

In general, middle-class women have absolutely refused to take any action, make any commitment which would interfere with, threaten, or significantly alter a lifestyle, a living standard, which is moneyed and privileged.

—Andrea Dworkin, Woman Hating. (introduction, page 22.)

This perfectly describes most of the women I’ve spoken with about feminist issues. They are all so infuriatingly comfortable and apathetic. I’ve also met a lot of “female chauvinist pigs” lately—there is no concept of dignity or conceptualization of consequences. I never imagined I’d be so disappointed by other women.

(Source: hatriarchy)

Men know everything - all of them - all the time - no matter how stupid or inexperienced or arrogant or ignorant they are.

—Andrea Dworkin (via womenorgnow)

I have no patience with the untorn, anyone who hasn’t weathered rough weather, fallen apart, been ripped to pieces, put herself back together, big stitches, jagged cuts, nothing nice. Then something shines out. But these ones all shined up on the outside … I’ll be honest, I don’t like them. Not at all.

—Andrea Dworkin (via gabbymental)

I am good at getting rid of men, strictly in the above-board sense. I couldn’t get rid of Allen (Ginsberg). Finally I had had it. Referring back to the Supreme Court’s decision banning child pornography he said, “The right wants to put me in jail.” I said, “Yes, they’re very sentimental; I’d kill you.” The next day he’d point at me in crowded rooms and screech, “She wants to put me in jail.” I’d say, “No, Allen, you still don’t get it. The right wants to put you in jail. I want you dead.

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Andrea Dworkin, heartbreak

Dworkin discusses the disintegration of her friendship with Allen Ginsberg after realizing what a vile piece of shit he was (particular hits of his include asking women to relive their stories of molestation, in explicit detail, for his own sexual gratification, and preying on twelve year old boys at a Bar Mitzvah).

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People empty me. I have to get away to refill.

—Charles Bukowski  (via thatkindofwoman)

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I still catch myself feeling sad about things that don’t matter anymore.

—Kurt Vonnegut (via thatkindofwoman)

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You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion.

—Unknown  (via thatkindofwoman)

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‘Closet queens’: This phrase is becoming analogous to ‘Uncle Tom.’ To pretend to be straight sexually, or to pretend to be straight socially, is probably the most harmful pattern of behavior in the ghetto. The married guy who makes it on the side secretly; the guy who will go to bed once but who won’t develop any gay relationships; the pretender at work or school who changes the gender of the friend he’s talking about; the guy who’ll suck cock in the bushes, but who won’t go to bed.

If we are liberated we are open with our sexuality. Closet queenery must end. COME OUT.

But in saying come out, we have to have our heads clear about a few things: 1) closet queens are our brothers, and must be defended against attacks by straight people; 2) the fear of coming out is not paranoia; the stakes are high: loss of family, loss of job, loss of straight friends—these are all reminders that the oppression is not just in our heads. It’s real. Each of us must take the steps toward openness at our own speed and on our own impulses. Being open is the foundation of freedom: it has to be built solidly. 3) ‘Closet queen’ is a broad term covering a multitude of forms of defense, self-hatred, lack of strength, and habit. We are all closet queens in some ways, and all of us had to come out—very few of us were ‘flagrant’ at the age of seven! We must afford our brothers and sisters the same patience we afforded ourselves. And while their closet queenery is part of our oppression, it’s more a part of theirs. They alone can decide when and how.

—Carl Wittman, “A Gay Manifesto” (via sonofbaldwin)