Feminist icon Andrea Dworkin dies

Guardian UK ^ | April 11, 2005 | Simon Jeffery

[Rastus]

Look at post 28. How good could it be to overcome all of that?

[kluge5180]

Thanks. If you have a chance, I would be interested in the language.

[Rastus]

she was still a person, a creation of God, and therefore deserving of respect in her passing.

Castro is also a creature of God, but will receive no respect at all from me when he does us all a favor. Not that she's necessarily in the same league as that monster, but this is the first I've heard of this "icon," so I can't rightly say.

[SteveMcKing]

I wouldn't say it's a good thing to do, but the point is she wanted to outlaw it.

Laws that try and stop people from touching themselves in private generally don't work out.

[Rca2000]

First of all, I agree, that porn is bad, and does exploit women, and men, and is bad all around.

BUT-- somewhere, I think...... maybe.... I hear a violin playing somewhere!!!!!

[bigfootbob]

More cushin' less pushin', I suppose.

[radiohead]

diet Coke with Lime.

How's that taste? Any good?

I went to Amazon and read the reviews of her "partner's" book. Geesh. Few things worse than a feminist man.

[sgtbono2002]

Is one of these a man?

[Brett66]

I thought it was Andre the Giant.

[VadeRetro]

If she's an icon, what's barf material?

[nopardons]

bttt

[Borges]

She wanted it outlawed...so she was that bad.

[RepoGirl]

I think the diet Coke with lime is excellent, and I don't go for the flavored things. Their diet Coke with lemon was wretched, but the lime is quite subtle.

Heheheh...don't get me started on 'feminist' men. I'm good friends with one, and as long as we don't talk politics, we're fine.

But there were a few times in the beginning of our friendship where he attempted to "enlighten me" about my struggle as a woman. I shut him up pretty quick when I asked him which brand of feminine hygiene products he felt were best.

If there's one thing I've noticed is that the Sensitive male is actually quite cynical and misogynistic, and they get virtually apoplectic when they encounter an uppity girl (like me) who refuses to toe the line.

[Oztrich Boy]

...helping to draft a law in 1983 that defined pornography as a civil rights violation against women. I'm going to get flamed here, but Dworkin had it right in this instance

OK what offense you is a civil rights violation. Good to know the PC attitude thrives on FR.

[Phantom Lord]

Please, explain to me how my civil rights are violated if I perform in a porno movie.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Yeah, they drug a c-note through the trailer park ...

I didn't know James Carville produced Deep Throat. Although now that I think about it, I do recall seeing something in it that resembled his head.....

[mlmr]

What a flat dull writer!

[Valin]

GROAN! :-)

The world is a better place with Andrea NOT in it.
Question: Which circle of hell will be be in?