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“Respect me for my mind- not my body was the chant of second wave feminism in its quest to liberate women from the sexual objectification of the male gaze.
Second Wave Feminism said: respect me for my mind- not my body.
Third Wave Feminism- said: objectify and use my body and I’ll take my power by embracing and enjoying it.
Back and forth in the Madonna - Whore Split.
Trying to get power back from patriarchy.
Patriarchy is defined by this Great Split. And feminism’s patriarchal blindspot has always been wrestling with it in order to try to fight it’s way out of it….
Our culture has a very fucked up relationship with the archetype of the Prostitute.
Our culture has a very fucked up relationship with the erotic.
Our culture has a very fucked up relationship with feminine power…”
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